Under the previous government, councils were encouraged to save money with fortnightly collections and were threatened with being marked down by the Audit Commission - which monitors council spending - if they ignored that guidance.
Even better was the 2002 Homelessness Act, in which Shelter was deeply involved and for which Holmes drew up a plan for his charity to advise and monitor local councils, which were required to draw up homelessness strategies.
"The Iranian regime is working on other outlets to circumvent international supervision and international monitoring," a council official, Ali Safavi, said in an interview.
There will still be plenty of that on guardian.co.uk – for example, in our growing army of local cutswatchers, monitoring local council activities – but we felt, in that spirit, that we should share the thinking behind the local experiment with you, the readers who have been involved all along.
Barnet Labour councillor Alison Moore says opposing One Barnet, which saw big contracts handed to Capita and care company NSL, was a key part of their campaign and that from now on they will be closely monitoring the council's agreements with these companies.
She said the commission would be monitoring the council's response to the review.
Asbestos remedial works were carried out at the town hall basement in 2012 and other buildings have been monitored, the council said.
In addition to proposing a variety of government research, data collection, and monitoring, the council recommends a flurry of legislative initiatives "to protect the boundaries while public debate goes on" over the complex issues raised by new assisted- reproduction technologies, said Kass.
It also wants to be able to compel parents to register home-educated children to help councils monitor their education and prevent children from disappearing under the radar.
But the study praises Bolton, South Gloucestershire, Buckinghamshire and Bracknell Forest where there are no significant childcare gaps or shortages, the councils monitor local childcare places, and have action plans in place to make sure they meet the needs of families.
