Submitted on Sunday 29th April 2018
Rejected on Friday 4th May 2018
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Introduce government powers to enable the government to audit local councils.
We the undersigned call on the government to introduce powers that enable the government to audit local councils in England when legitimate concerns/complaints are received. This power would also enable government to take control of the council & suspend senior members/officers where appropriate.
In recent years members of the public and elected members of local councils in England have been placed in a position whereby, if they have a concern about misappropriation or failures to comply with their governance & processes, they can only complain to the authority. Government handed powers to councils which allowed them to regulate themselves.
Where this is failing across England [Rotherham/Northampton] the government cannot effectively intervene earlier or have no powers.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
The Government already has the power to commission a ‘best value report’ on any aspect of council working. It also already has the power to take over the running of a council, or parts of a council, using 'special measures'. We're therefore not sure what further powers you want introduced.
You can find out more about Government intervention in local councils in this House of Commons Library blog post:
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/parliament-and-elections/government/intervention-in-local-government/
You can find out more about the auditing of local public bodies, including councils in this House of Commons library note:
http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/CBP-7240
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