The effective governance of local public services depends critically on the civic engagement of local citizens. (cepa.stanford.edu)
«This will allow them to step in and fix problems and raise standards where local public services are seen to be falling short of what is expected of them,» he said. (politics.co.uk)
«They should rightly feel confident their elected representatives have the powers to bring local public service providers to account and fight their corner for them,» he said. (politics.co.uk)