Opinion - Page 144

By Michael Coughlin | 04 April 2023

Michael Coughlin sets out the key elements of Surrey’s plan to create a unified and innovative sk...

NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE

Performance: are we learning from history?

By Nathan Elvery | 04 April 2023

Eleven councils have been caught up in intervention or improvement since 2010. Did the Comprehens...

NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE

Sustainable action in Bristol

By Philip Whiteman | 04 April 2023

Paul Joyce, Jason Lowther, and Philip Whiteman report on Bristol’s One City Plan and joint ventur...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Getting healthier and wealthier

By Sarah Longlands | 04 April 2023

The potential of Integrated Care Systems to harness their economic heft and level up locally is e...

SCRUTINY

Accountability is not a one-way street

By Jessica Studdert | 04 April 2023

Even if Oflog starts life with a light touch, 'there’s little to guard against mission creep seve...

HEALTH

It's time to formalise districts' health role

By Gill Kneller | 04 April 2023

When it comes to influencing the determinants of health, Gill Kneller believes districts are alre...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Transferring LEP functions to upper tier councils goes with the policy grain

By James Maker | 04 April 2023

The County Councils’ Network will be engaging Government to ensure the transfer of LEPs is compat...

HEALTH

Children's reform: why doing nothing is no longer an option

By Dr Andrew Larner | 04 April 2023

The CareCubed children’s module means that councils can take a ‘snapshot’ of the local market to ...

COHESION

Muslim women should have the freedom to choose

By Cllr Saima Ashraf | 31 March 2023

In France, Muslim women are still prohibited from wearing the hijab in many places. Cllr Saima As...

DIGITAL

'There is no way hackers can get into our systems,' said no council ever

By Leo Hanna | 31 March 2023

Local authority leaders are keenly aware that there is no room for error on IT investment cyberse...

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