60 seconds with… Rob Curtis
Chairman of the Association of Electoral Administrators and Head of Electoral Services at the London Borough of Tower Hamlets answers our questions.
In the latest issue:
Learning from housing disputes
It’s more than seven years since the Localism Act 2011 transferred responsibility for housing management disputes in local government to the Housing Ombudsman.
The many benefits of lifelong learning
Local authorities face some big challenges. And how do we do all of this with less money?
People and places
There is no such thing as a ‘typical day’ working for a homeless charity.
Pledge to seek consensus on social care
The LGA has backed a pledge by the Government to seek cross-party consensus on long-term reform of social care.
A safer ticket to ride
The new government needs to legislate on taxi licensing to help ensure safer journeys for customers and fairness for drivers
Right-sized public services
All eyes will be on Warwick next month for the District Councils’ Network’s annual conference, the first major fixture in the local government calendar of the new decade.