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FINANCE
The route out of EFS
By Owen Mapley | 15 October 2026
Exceptional financial support to councils must become a bridge back to sustainability, says Owen Mapley.
LATCOS
Local government reorganisation: Keeping services options open
By Justin Galliford | 14 October 2026
Norse Group’s Justin Galliford looks at how partnership can help councils preserve choice through...
FINANCE
Local government reorganisation: Financial sustainability amid uncertainty
By Rob Powell | 14 October 2026
'If the test for LGR across England is merely that the new arrangements should be no less unsusta...
DEVOLUTION
First, rewire the place, then turn the lights on
By Rob Huntington | 14 October 2026
From Trumpton’s tangled wires to today’s fragmented public services, local government must join u...
REORGANISATION
Local government reorganisation review nears completion
By Martin Ford | 13 October 2026
Whitehall’s reorganisation review is nearing completion, local government minister Jim McMahon in...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Transforming children's services through devo
By Emmet Regan | 13 October 2026
Emmet Regan explores whether Rewiring the State can deliver meaningful change for those who depen...
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Why community empowerment needs an age-friendly approach more than ever
By Bianca Rossetti | 12 October 2026
Authorities need to be mindful of how they approach engagement to ensure that they don’t bypass m...
REORGANISATION
LGR: We cannot simply hit pause on our services and new initiatives in Breckland
By Maxine O'Mahony | 12 October 2026
Delivery in Breckland has continued despite the Government's decision to review local government ...
FINANCE
The limits of muddling through for council finances
By Andy Pike | 12 October 2026
Andy Pike looks at England’s local government finance crisis and why incremental fixes must give ...
TRANSFORMATION
ICB mergers delayed due to reorganisation review
By Lee Peart | 08 October 2026
The deadline for decisions on future Integrated Care Board (ICB) footprints has been extended due...
REORGANISATION
LGR delay must not mean lost momentum
By Justin Galliford | 08 October 2026
Norse Group’s Justin Galliford says councils should use the pause in reorganisation to strengthen...
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- LGA proposes alternative to commissioners
- EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs push for councils to be viewed equally as Government seeks to rewire the state
- Local government reorganisation: Financial sustainability amid uncertainty
- Local government reorganisation: Keeping services options open
- Calls for all councils to develop unique place-based growth plans
Chief Executive
Competitive
You will lead an organisation with ambition, complexity and reach, while helping shape the future of a place Apply for this job
Director of Family Help & Children’s Social Care
Up to £123,477
To help drive this vision forward, we’re seeking an exceptional Director of Family Help & Children’s Social Care. Apply for this job
Deputy Director Children’s Services (Director of Children’s Social Care)
Competitive
Lead with Purpose. Change Lives. Apply for this job
- LGA proposes alternative to commissioners
- EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs push for councils to be viewed equally as Government seeks to rewire the state
- Local government reorganisation: Financial sustainability amid uncertainty
- Local government reorganisation: Keeping services options open
- Calls for all councils to develop unique place-based growth plans
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