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LA rebuilding trust with local people – post Grenfell
Over the autumn and winter, the Centre for Public Scrutiny led an independent governance study for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The…
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Accountability, Scrutiny and Local Government
CfPS have just published the annual survey results of scrutiny in Local Government which shows an improving picture. Here is some further analysis in…
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Power to the people – Economic justice
The IPPR Commission on Economic Justice is pleased has announce the publication of a discussion paper, Power to the people: How stronger unions can deliver…
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100s of landlords sign up to commitments in the CIH domestic abuse pledge
Make a Stand was launched in June 2018 as part of Alison Inman’s presidential appeal in June 2018 . http://www.cih.org/makeastand It centres around a pledge developed in partnership with…
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Police investigations continue after the Hackitt review is published
The Metropolitan Police has expanded its investigation into the Grenfell Tower fire to look at 460 companies now thought to have been involved in…
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Accessibility to housing for disabled people
Here is a helpful report from Equality and Human Rights Commission: housing-and-disabled-people-britains-hidden-crisis-easy-read-report housing-and-disabled-people-britains-hidden-crisis-main-report The report suggests: disabled people are too often demoralised and frustrated…
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Lessons and case studies in working together for transformation
Grant Thornton, in collaboration with the District Councils Network (DCN) has produced a report showcasing some case studies on how working together can transform…
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5 lessons for great scrutiny
The Institute for Government has written a blog directed at new councillors and the top 5 questions they need to ask their officials. With research…
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10 lessons from Grenfell from LSE and National Tenants Centre
Anne Power at LSE has been working with the National Tenants centre in Cheshire. Here is her fabulous blog: How a tragedy changed the…
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Government publishes final reports from the Grenfell Tower independent review
The review’s final report which was commissioned by government following the Grenfell Tower fire to make recommendations on the future regulatory system. The Independent Review…
