ECONOMIC GROWTH

Jenrick steps in at 'dysfunctional' Liverpool

By Heather Jameson | 24 March 2021

Commissioners will be sent in to Liverpool City Council after an independent inquiry found seriou...

BUSINESS

Risks with council-owned companies

By Sean Hanson | 24 March 2021

A clear, systematic framework is needed that underpins arrangements for overseeing and engaging w...

FINANCE

What can be learnt from the recent Public Interest Reports?

By Paul Dossett | 12 March 2021

Paul Dossett of Grant Thornton UK considers the key lessons for local government that have emerge...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Councils should not 'overly collude' with 'flagellation' on governance

By Ann McGauran | 09 March 2021

Councils should not ‘overly collude’ with the ‘flagellation that sometimes comes from the centre’...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA urges rethink on virtual meetings

By Heather Jameson | 09 March 2021

The Local Government Association’s chairman has urged ministers to pave the way for virtual counc...

SCRUTINY

A toolkit for good governance

By Lord Bob Kerslake | 09 March 2021

Launched this week, a new framework for examining complex local governance challenges focused on ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Damaging democracy through codes of conduct

By Colin Copus | 09 March 2021

Colin Copus makes the case for codes of conduct for councillors to be localised rather than natio...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Rethinking for reset and recovery

By Nick Cole | 02 March 2021

What can be learned from the pandemic to improve how local government services are delivered? Nic...

BUSINESS

Northumberland 'concern' over company finances

By Martin Ford | 24 February 2021

Northumberland Council is looking to exert more control over its wholly-owned property firm after...

FINANCE

Northampton accepts censure over loan

By Martin Ford | 17 February 2021

Northampton BC has accepted a public interest report that heavily criticised its financial govern...

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