A “prevalent, negative culture” at Nottingham City Council in which officers regularly fail to comply with processes and rules has drawn criticism from its internal auditors.
New government guidance will aim to improve reporting and transparency by Local Government Pension Scheme pools to bring them into line with international funds, a civil servant said today.
All council staff have an important part to play in tackling governance risks, according to think-tank Localis and the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny as they launched new guidance for officers.
The government has “no other credible alternative” to granting the London Borough of Croydon a capitalisation direction to ease its financial woes, a review it commissioned has concluded.
The Bank of England needs to improve its own understanding of its quantitative easing programme to improve its effectiveness, according to the bank’s internal watchdog.
The local governance review has the potential to lead to the greatest centralisation of power in Scotland since devolution, first minister Nicola Sturgeon has said.
NHS trust chief executive Joe Harrison and consultant physician Shanti Vijayaraghavan share some lessons on how health leaders can turn digital dreams into a reality.
Auditors have warned that the financial sustainability of NHS Lothian remains a “significant risk”, with a budget gap of £26m this year expected to spiral beyond £80m by 2021-22.
The auditor general for Wales has issued public interest reports highlighting failures in financial management and governance at three community councils.
If we are to stand any chance of breaking the ‘necklace of neglect’ encircling swathes of the UK, we need a heavy-hitting minister to fight for a non-metropolitan urban agenda, says Peter...
Rob Winter brought in a new approach to embed good governance and control for the South Yorkshire Police that was simpler to use and would provide management information. Simone Rensch...
More of the money donated to international charities – including from governments around the world - should go towards making it easier to whistleblow against charity sector abuse.
Charities can no longer expect the public to give them the benefit of the doubt, new Charity Commission chair Baroness Stowell warned in her first major speech in the role.
The government has reported significant progress towards meeting transparency targets laid out in its open government action plan, according to an examination of progress.
Theresa May today pledged to place “the power of government squarely at the service of ordinary working-class people” and told delegates at the Conservative Party conference the state can and should...
Failures in governance – and an ever-changing educational landscape – have raised the bar for school trustees and board directors. Are they up to the job, asks Conor Ryan
