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Addressing cultural and governance failings in local authorities: lessons from recent interventions

Lessons about local authority culture and governance that can be learned from recent statutory and non-statutory interventions.

Applies to England

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Based on our experience of supporting and, sometimes, intervening in local authorities experiencing difficulties, it has become clear that culture and governance at a local authority is key to its success or failure.

This guide sets out what lessons can be learned about culture and governance and how to improve it from the experience of statutory and non-statutory interventions at local authorities since 2010.

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Published 15 June 2020
Last updated 16 June 2020 + show all updates
  1. Corrected factual error at point 3.5

  2. First published.

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