Renewing and reforming local governance
By Jonathan Werran | 03 December 2024
The case for reforming and renewing local financial governance must be made with long-term resilience and sustainability in mind, explain Guy Clifton and Jonathan Werran.
Reform: Oflog should become local audit system leader
By Emily Twinch | 02 December 2024
The Government body in charge of councils’ performance in England should be extended so it becomes a local audit system leader, a think-tank has said today.
Let the funding battle commence
By Paul Marinko | 02 December 2024
The Government’s latest policy statement signals its intent to address the sector’s funding imbalance and councils are beginning to sense who will be the winners and losers. Paul Marinko assesses the reactions.
Social worker safety put at risk by policy changes
By Emily Twinch | 03 December 2024
Policy changes reducing police presence at mental health incidents are putting the safety of soci...
Councils to be 'incentivised' to take preventative approach to homelessness
By Martin Ford | 03 December 2024
The Government hopes to ‘incentivise’ local authorities into using funding for homelessness servi...
Reform: Oflog should become local audit system leader
By Emily Twinch | 02 December 2024
The Government body in charge of councils’ performance in England should be extended so it become...
Funding warning over unsafe cladding plan
By Martin Ford | 02 December 2024
The Government has been warned the success of its ‘remediation acceleration plan’ for unsafe clad...
Stop the political 'weaponisation' of care, says minister
By Ann McGauran | 29 November 2024
The political ‘weaponisation’ of social care must end and the Government is considering how to ‘g...
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Service Manager - Regional Adoption Agency - CMB1463e
£63,830 - £66,642 per annum
Cumberland Council is an ambitious and forward-thinking authority dedicated to shaping a better future for our communities. Apply for this job
Head of Public Protection and Consumer Standards
£81,435 - £86,505
Our Greenwich Plan sets out our vision for the next 4 years focusing on the changes we collectively want to see in our borough and Council. Apply for this job
Assistant Director, Neighbourhoods
£73,731
We are proud of our district and our ambition is to be ‘great’ across all our services. Apply for this job
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Keeping children local
'Could Regional Care Cooperatives offer a future solution to the problems of a lack of suitable children’s placements locally and profiteering by providers? Ann McGauran reports.'
03 December 2024
Celebrating culture within Calderdale
'Bobsie Robinson, Calderdale MBC’s cultural services manager, talks to Ann McGauran about how the council is using its Year of Culture to change a fragmented heritage sector and promote connection and collaboration.'
By Ann McGauran | 13 November 2024
Opportunities for better outcomes
By Daniel Crowe | 27 November 2024
Daniel Crowe explains how the national network for neighbourhood improvement (3ni) is focusing on...
Driving up growth with more localised employment support
By Elaine Smith | 25 November 2024
Combined authorities wondering how they can best harness their new powers can now access tailored...
Planning for health
By Darrell Gale | 21 November 2024
Darrell Gale examines ways of strengthening partnerships between planning and public health, incl...
Devolution would help skills 'mismatch' - report
By Emily Twinch | 03 December 2024
Central Government should give local areas greater powers over skills policies to address the ‘mi...
Social worker safety put at risk by policy changes
By Emily Twinch | 03 December 2024
Policy changes reducing police presence at mental health incidents are putting the safety of soci...
Reform: Oflog should become local audit system leader
By Emily Twinch | 02 December 2024
The Government body in charge of councils’ performance in England should be extended so it become...
London Councils lobbies for single settlement for capital
By Dan Peters | 28 November 2024
London Councils is seeking to strike a single settlement deal for the capital with the Government.
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