Councils are facing up to the austerity challenge in new and innovative ways. Getting rid of unnecessary EU red tape would help too
Council chiefs want to bring in additional expertise by working with outside partners, but they still face opposition, says Localis
Social care, waste collection, road maintenance, planning, housing and environmental health could all be provided by the private or voluntary sector in the future, according to Localis’ new report, Catalyst Councils.
Alex Thomson, Chief Executive of Localis, speaks to Room 151 about Localis’ new report, ‘Catalyst Councils’
A new Localis report suggests councils will need to go beyond obvious reforms to deliver better public services in the future
More than two-fifths of council leaders and chief executives think that planning services should remain in-house, according to Localis’ new report published this week.
Whitehall should help councils improve their commissioning skills as increasing numbers of services are outsourced, according to the Localis think-tank.
The launch of Localis’ new report ‘Catalyst Councils’ was highlighted in Andrew Sparrow’s Politics Live blog on The Guardian’s website
Local government think-tank, Localis, today launches a major new report that predicts that the world of local government is about to change irrevocably.
Local government is about to undergo a drastic change in the way it operates, according to the think-tank Localis