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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.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021) and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Published: 15 June 2020
• Last updated: 16 June 2020 — See all updates

Applies to England

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

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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.

Published 15 June 2020
Last updated 16 June 2020 + show all updates

1. 16 June 2020

   Corrected factual error at point 3.5

2. 15 June 2020

   First published.