Contents
Quality control in British local authorities / Michael Hill 1
1. The British local government context 1
2. More on the nature of the central/ local government relationship 2
3. Some key developments on quality control before 1997 which still influence local government 4
(a) Inspection 4
(b) The Audit Commission 5
(c) The Determination of Grant Levels 6
(d) Compulsory Competitive Tendering and other forms of Privatisation 7
(d) Charters 8
4. New Labour's aspirations 8
5. Best Value 9
(a) Specific objectives and performance measures 11
(b) Programmes of fundamental performance reviews 12
6. Charters 13
7. Charter Marks etc 14
8. Beacon Councils 15
9. New Approaches to Local Democracy 16
1. A directly elected mayor with a cabinet. 17
2. A cabinet with a leader 17
3. A directly elected mayor and council manager 17