The new protocol to the Charter of Local Self-Government was agreed by Ministers from across Europe at a Conference in Utrecht yesterday. It sets out that citizens in States across the Continent should be engaged at every stage in local affairs from voting in their elected representatives to being consulted on local policy that matters to them
The Government will consult on proposals to make data from Ordnance Survey freely available so it can be used for digital innovation and to support democratic accountability.
The Conservative party plans, which would fund nature protection through the sale of conservation credits to developers, have been met with caution by wildlife groups
Quangos give local people little say over what they do and are failing to provide value for money for the taxpayer, research from the Local Government Association claims
The Equalities & Human Rights Commission and transport watchdog Passenger Focus have been named amongst Britains worst quangos by a Local Government Association study.
It has been recommended that councils cull spending by 20% by 2011 through doing less, outsourcing more and becoming more financially innovative
If you are a Council tenant and win the Lottery, what happens? Regeneration expert John Moss says a return to meaningful incentives to buy could generate £75 billion to spend on new housing.
Hospitals and schools would be transformed into John Lewis-style partnerships under radical plans that could form a central plank of Labour’s general election manifesto.
Labour railroaded the closure of 2,500 Post Offices with ‘sham’ consultations and ‘a real lack of concern’ for the impact on people’s lives, a damning report from MPs will say today.
Concern is growing that councillors are failing to engage fully in the Total Place programme, leading to a lack of democratic input into the public spending debate.