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Local Authorities and Commissioners inquiry

Inquiry

Lessons must be learnt by Government and local authorities from the imposition of Commissioners in Tower Hamlets and Rotherham to ensure that children are protected, whistleblowers are taken seriously and scrutiny arrangements are robust, the Communities and Local Government Committee concludes in its report.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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4th Report - Government interventions: the use of Commissioners in Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
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Response to this report
Government interventions: the use of Commissioners in Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets: Government response to the Committee's Fourth Report of Session 2016–17
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Correspondence

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Letter from Sir Derek Myers to Clive Betts regarding Government interventions in Local Authorities, dated 12 July 2016
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Letter from Sir Ken Knight to Clive Betts regarding local authority commissioners, dated 1 July 2016
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Oral evidence transcripts

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27 June 2016
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Witnesses Councillor Chris Read, Leader, and Mary Ney, Supporting Commissioner, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, and John Biggs, Mayor, and Sir Ken Knight, Lead Commissioner, London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
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Oral Evidence
4 July 2016
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Witnesses Marcus Jones MP, Minister for Local Government, Department for Communities and Local Government.
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Written evidence

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London Borough of Tower Hamlets (LAC0024)
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Sir Derek Myers (LAC0023)
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Cllr Peter Golds (LAC0022)
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