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COUNCILLORS
Government must rethink its approach to poor governance and behaviour in councils
By Graeme McDonald | 04 May 2022
Solace supports all of the Committee on Standards in Public Life report's recommendations on stan...
SCRUTINY
Peer challenge criticises councillor infighting
By Martin Ford | 06 April 2022
Councillors at Windsor & Maidenhead BC are ‘showing the council in a poor light’ according to a c...
BUSINESS
EXCLUSIVE: Councillor suing own council for damages
By Dan Peters | 14 February 2022
An experienced councillor is suing his own council for thousands of pounds in damages over claims...
FINANCE
Supporting a more financially resilient sector
By Rob Whiteman | 01 February 2022
Rob Whiteman looks at CIPFA's eight assurance reviews of the councils that asked the Government f...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Call for chief and leader to quit after Star death
By Dan Peters | 31 January 2022
A senior Bradford city councillor has called for the chief executive and leader to quit in the af...
NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
Tackling our next big governance challenge
By Ed Hammond | 11 January 2022
As the changes that need to be made to local services become more profound, we must involve a wid...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Watchdog calls for regional partnership boards to improve accountability
By Martin Ford | 20 December 2021
The accountability of regional partnership boards (RPBs) should be improved, according to Audit W...
WHITEHALL
Trust in democracy is under threat - and local government is not immune
By Graeme McDonald | 07 December 2021
Solace will continue to push the Government to respond to the Committee for Standards in Public L...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Respect, Standards and Freedom of Expression
By Nick Graham | 30 September 2021
In the main, councillors should not fear being disciplined or called to account for their sincere...
AUDIT
Advisers brought in to boost Liverpool governance
27 September 2021
Two independent advisers have been co-opted onto Liverpool City Council’s audit committee in a bi...
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