The London Borough of Haringey has handed an independent property probe to police after it found “clear evidence” of confidential information being leaked.
The lack of political leadership in Northern Ireland risks politicising the role of civil servants, and UK ministers should intervene to oversee spending, a body representing senior officers has...
Poor understanding of the responsibilities and vision of the West of England Combined Authority is preventing the region from benefiting fully from devolution, an independent report has found.
A “fundamental shift” in culture at Slough Borough Council is needed to avoid it being broken up, the government has warned after reading a report from the team trying to turn the organisation around.
A landmark independent report on governance failures at the London Borough of Croydon represents an opportunity for other authorities to review their own standards, experts have told PF.
Poor councillor behaviour and strained relationships at a borough council have prevented the authority from moving forward, and underline the importance of constructive engagement and governance,...
A rare public interest report into historic governance issues at Cheshire East Council highlights the declining standards of public officials in recent years, the external auditors who published the...
Government-appointed commissioners for Sandwell Borough Council have praised reforms to improve governance and contract management following a critical auditors report.
The government could give commissioners at Slough Borough Council new powers after they expressed concern over how “hands-on” they have had to be while trying to help the authority turn itself around.
External auditors for a council in north-east England have threatened to issue statutory recommendations because “deep-rooted” relationship issues between officers and councillors are undermining...
Internal auditors for a city council in south-west England have found that officers are failing to follow regulations on regularly filing declarations on conflicts of interest.
Nottingham City Council has called the government’s announcement it could step in to run some of the authority’s services “clearly disappointing”, saying it is already making improvements by itself.
