Protecting the public realm without shutting it down
As Martyn's Law approaches, this free special report from LocalGov and Hill & Smith sets out how councils can protect public spaces without shutting them down.
EXCLUSIVE: £8m Oflog 'waste'
17/07/2025 Ministers have been warned against imposing more top-down performance indicators after it emerged millions was spent before the watchdog was scrapped. |
Government set to reveal targets for performance
02/07/2025 The outcomes framework will detail a range of broad performance indicators but The MJ understands it is not intended to create performance league tables. |
Oflog: Local government watchdog to be shut down
17/12/2024 The short-lived Office for Local Government (Oflog) will be closed by the end of the year, local government minister Jim McMahon has confirmed. |
Reform: Oflog should become local audit system leader
02/12/2024 The Government body in charge of councils' performance in England should be extended so it becomes a local audit system leader, a think-tank has said today. |
EXCLUSIVE: Watchdog looking to add metrics despite pause
09/10/2024 Oflog is pushing ahead with work to expand its data gathering despite ministers pausing its early warning conversations, The MJ understands. |
Call for Oflog independence
27/09/2024 Academics have called for an overhaul of the Office for Local Government (Oflog), including making it independent from Whitehall. |
