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BUSINESS
Arms-length company 'misled' council over tram project, inquiry hears
By Hiba Mahamadi | 08 September 2017
Edinburgh City Council’s former leader has claimed the council was ‘deliberately denied’ access t...
SCRUTINY
The decline of local papers poses a threat to local government
01 September 2017
Simon Jones laments the decline of local newspapers and warns the danger for local government is ...
SCRUTINY
Lord Kerslake urges far greater council scrutiny
By Michael Burton | 30 August 2017
Former Civil Service head Lord Kerslake has called on local authorities to step up their scrutiny...
SCRUTINY
Out of touch
30 August 2017
Diary was reminded the other day of that oh-so-accurate cliché ‘out of sight, out of mind’.
SCRUTINY
FoI poll shows 90 councils have yet to sign up to peer challenge
By Dan Peters | 30 August 2017
Some of England’s most prominent councils are among the third that have shunned the opportunity t...
DCLG
Transparency under scrutiny as code faces revamp
By Dan Peters | 30 August 2017
Whitehall is expected to reaffirm its commitment to local government transparency when it pushes ...
MANAGEMENT
Scrutiny highlighted in Edinburgh review
By Hiba Mahamadi | 01 August 2017
A review into Edinburgh City Council’s former property service has highlighted the importance of ...
FINANCE
NAO questions combined authorities' economic benefits
By Hiba Mahamadi | 10 July 2017
There is inadequate evidence to suggest that combined authorities deliver improved economic outco...
SCRUTINY
Authorities must renew focus on scrutiny and risk assessment
By Michael Burton | 05 July 2017
The challenge for local authorities is to ensure they can continue to be enterprising, outward-fa...
FINANCE
Countering the post-truth narrative
By Abdool Kara | 06 June 2017
Good scrutiny can be a powerful lever for the greater and better use of evidence by councils to i...
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