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Reorganisation contracts reach £3.4m
REORGANISATION

Reorganisation contracts reach £3.4m

By Martin Ford | 04 September 2025

Councils have awarded contracts worth £3.4m since the start of the year as part of local government reorganisation.

PRIVATE SECTOR

Jones: Private sector to examine Whitehall efficiency

13 January 2025

Private sector ‘experts’ could be drafted into the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Gov...

SEND

Bumper profits for SEN private providers

By Paul Marinko | 02 January 2025

Revenue at privately-run special schools has reportedly soared as councils continue to battle to ...

RECRUITMENT

How to partner with the right recruiter

By Philip Foster | 04 June 2024

Philip Foster offers some practical advice to local authorities on how to partner with the right ...

LEISURE

Procuring an Active Wellbeing Partnership

By Duncan Wood-Allum | 23 April 2024

Pivoting from traditional leisure services to focusing on active wellbeing can help build the lon...

LEGAL

Future Forum: Call for councils to be 'brave' in contract negotiations

By Paul Marinko | 21 March 2024

Councils need to be ‘braver’ and ‘bolder’ in their conversations with private service providers, ...

PLANNING

Commission proposes plan for private sector to unblock planning system

By Paul Marinko | 29 February 2024

A report has called for the private sector to invest in a ‘pipeline fund’ aimed at clearing the p...

LEISURE

Preparing for procuring a new leisure partnership – key learning

31 January 2024

Leading consultancy SLC shares insights from recent successful leisure services procurement exerc...

PEOPLE

Penna announces new managing director

By Martin Ford | 24 November 2023

Kathryn Kempster will take the reins from Julie Towers, who will step down as managing director n...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Saying goodbye to Local Enterprise Partnerships

By Abdool Kara | 26 August 2023

As we prepare to scrap Local Enterprise Partnerships, Abdool Kara asks what will we do next to dr...

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Corporate Director – Adults & Health

£176,061 – £196,002

Lead Change. Shape Lives. Be Part of Something New. Apply for this job

Newham London Borough Council

Assistant Director, People

£89,116 - £104,843 per annum

Experience the best of both worlds with our flexible hybrid working arrangements. Apply for this job

Essex County Council

Executive Director (Children’s Services)

up to £137,831

Are you an experienced and inspirational leader of Children’s Services? Apply for this job

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council