The new era of light touch regulation
07/12/2010 David Parsons looks at feedback from the Local Government Group’s recent consultation into sector self-regulation and improvement |
Now is the time to be bold
01/10/2010 As the Conservatives prepare for their annual conference, Cllr David Parsons argues that councils need to take a step change into becoming facilitators of services, rather than providers. |
The three key elements of sector-led assessment
05/08/2010 In welcoming the NLGN study David Parsons says there are three key elements of a sector-led assessment regime. |
Let councils take on the DWP role
28/07/2010 Councils are ideally placed to take on a major part of the Department for Work and Pensions’ role in tackling worklessness, says David Parsons |
Why RIEPS have, so far, escaped the axe
26/07/2010 TheGovernment has agreed a third year of funding for the regional improvement and efficiency partnerships because, David Parsons believes, they deliver. |