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Council held accountable for causing resident ‘significant distress’

08/01/2026

A council has agreed to apologise to a man whose complaints about a neighbour’s anti-social behaviour were ignored.

Commissioners to remain at ‘fragile’ Birmingham City Council

02/12/2025

Improvement at Birmingham City Council is ‘fragile, has been slower than anticipated and several areas of significant risk remain’, according to the latest report from commissioners called in by the Government to run the local authority.

Commissioner calls for ‘immediate review’ of Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban

17/10/2025

A decision to prohibit Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending a football game against Aston Villa has been called into question.

Birmingham's post Oracle scrutiny portal 'should help to better understand risks'

20/03/2025

A new online information site for scrutiny teams at Birmingham CC should lead to a better understanding of risk after the Oracle IT scandal, councillor says.

Scrutinising your approach to risk

30/01/2024

Councils are scrutinising their approach to risk in light of the difficult economic conditions. Gordon Winstanley, McLarens, looks at the implications.

With risk comes reward

27/04/2022

In a post-pandemic world, will local authorities be more willing to embrace future risk and accept the existence of unknown threats? Christopher Walker reports.

Risky business: Look local to learn lessons from the COVID-19 crisis

25/01/2022

Duncan Shaw calls for a more effective ‘whole of society’ approach to managing and assessing risk.

New toolkit to help councils champion good governance

09/03/2021

New toolkits to help senior council staff and councillors understand and act on risks to good governance have been published today.

The importance of managing public law and financial issues

08/02/2021

Tiffany Cloynes outlines what steps local authorities should take to avoid section 114 reports.

Rapid review warns of 'serious failures' at Croydon Council

02/02/2021

A rapid review has uncovered 'significant failings in the leadership and management' at Croydon Council.

Jenrick confirms rapid review into Nottingham City Council

03/11/2020

A rapid non-statutory review will be conducted into Nottingham City Council following the collapse of its Robin Hood Energy scheme.

Don’t let project failure add further financial woe

19/10/2020

Visibility over your key delivery risks can help you succeed, where other projects fail. One Eighty Advisory reports.

Is now the time to cancel your projects?

13/07/2020

Project assessments can help council leaders make the difficult decision.

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