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HEALTH
Councils call for clarity on local lockdowns
By Dan Peters | 16 June 2020
Councils this week called for clarity on the legal powers they will have if they are forced to im...
SCRUTINY
Council leadership needs to have oversight of the entire AI system
By Ann McGauran | 10 February 2020
Council leaders need to provide ‘proper accountability’ for AI technology and staff cannot take a...
DIGITAL
Acting now on standards will enable public sector to reap the benefits of AI
By Lord Jonathan Evans | 09 February 2020
Local authorities using AI will need to establish suitable governance mechanisms, and to be able ...
WHITEHALL
Lancashire first to borrow using municipal bonds agency
By Dan Peters | 14 January 2020
Local government’s dormant vehicle for lending councils cash was boosted today after announcing d...
FINANCE
Time for a 'grown-up' chat about audit
By Chris Buss | 09 January 2020
Serious questions have been raised about the level of failure to complete council audits just one...
HOUSING
Kirklees favours bringing thousands of council properties back in-house
By Ann McGauran | 18 December 2019
Kirklees MBC is favouring the option of returning thousands of council homes to the management of...
SCRUTINY
Scrutiny is still the 'poor relation' in councils
03 December 2019
A survey has revealed scrutiny remains a poor relation to the executive function in local governm...
WHITEHALL
Think tanks to produce 'toolkit' to improve governance
By Chris Mahony | 07 October 2019
A project part-funded by Whitehall and the Local Government Association aims to produce ‘practica...
DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES
What is the future for audit?
By Paul Dossett | 01 October 2019
Paul Dossett puts the case for a new type of oversight body for local audit that would take a str...
COUNCILLORS
Solace preview: Evolving our approach to ethics and standards
By Jacqui McKinlay | 18 September 2019
Local government is well-placed to lead the way in evolving and supporting ethical standards to k...
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