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LEGISLATION
Storm over 'biased' guide to EU vote
By Dan Peters | 02 June 2016
Council chiefs were this week frantically checking their EU referendum guidance as scrutiny rampe...
DIGITAL
Views from the top on the digital revolution
By Mark Whitehead | 02 June 2016
Mark Whitehead reports from a round table discussion at London’s BT Tower in which council leader...
LEGAL
No rest for the wicked
By Paul Wheeler | 02 June 2016
Paul Wheeler says there's no time for a break after the local elections when councils have to add...
FINANCE
NAO's undercover role
25 May 2016
Some readers would have been gripped by the recent BBC drama series Undercover, in which a defenc...
WHITEHALL
Whitehall's council interventions probed
By Dan Peters | 25 May 2016
An inquiry into the Government interventions at Tower Hamlets LBC and Rotherham MBC has been laun...
LEGISLATION
Peers slam CA's hasty public consultation
By Jamie Hailstone | 17 May 2016
Peers have criticised a public consultation on the West Midlands combined authority for being too...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
BBC collaboration 'must address democratic deficit'
By Sam Clayden | 12 May 2016
Council press officers have welcomed the BBC’s initiative to support local journalism but insiste...
DCLG
New trustee for scrutiny body
11 May 2016
The Centre for Public Scrutiny (CfPS) has appointed Dr Diana Stirbu to its trustee board.
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Meeting will report on Edinburgh's PPP schools 'building scandal'
By Dan Peters | 11 May 2016
An urgent update report on Edinburgh City Council’s public private partnership (PPP) school build...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Labour keeps control of key councils
By Dan Peters | 05 May 2016
Labour has managed to keep control of more council seats than the Conservatives, according to the...
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£143,792
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- 'Widespread lack of understanding' to blame for key worker oversight
- Councils record mixed rough sleeping picture
- Leadership in local government is rarely about having full control
- Reorganisation is an opportunity to switch to a more preventative system
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