PROCUREMENT
Time for a Duty of Public Value
By Mo Baines | 09 July 2024
An expansive ‘Duty of Public Value', as opposed to Best Value would allow decisions to be made through the prism of the longer-term benefits of both the public purse and public good, writes Mo Baines
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Fortifying local democracy
By Mo Baines | 03 June 2024
A new report points towards a failure from the perspective of councillors of devolution and local...
WHITEHALL
Council staff 'live in fear of abuse, assault or worse' - APSE study
By Mark Conrad | 03 June 2024
Council staff and members often live ‘in fear of abuse, assault or worse,’ experts have warned.
WHITEHALL
National Insurance devolution call
By Dan Peters | 10 May 2024
A ‘small share’ of around 5% of locally-generated National Insurance (NI) revenue should be devol...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Keeping local government relevant and meaningful
By Kathy O’Leary | 07 May 2024
Following the pandemic and the cost of living crisis, we need to recognise that social capital ma...
RECRUITMENT
'Access all areas'
By Rebecca Rampat | 26 March 2024
Jonathan Swain and Rebecca Rampat from executive recruitment specialists McLean Public highlight ...
HEALTH
Investment in neighbourhood services could be a crucial vote winner
By Mo Baines | 20 March 2024
'As we limp towards another General Election, we have yet to hear any comprehensive plans from ac...
FINANCE
Warnings over job cuts repercussions
By Martin Ford | 28 February 2024
Councils embarking on mass job cuts have been warned it will have grave repercussions for the sen...
PLANNING
The first cuts are the deepest
By Martin Ford | 27 February 2024
Sector experts talk to Martin Ford about the effects of job cuts on councils’ resilience, the imp...
FINANCE
Hollowed out local government sets off a downward spiral
By Mo Baines | 22 January 2024
'It is time to move the debate on from platitudes and tinkering with year-to-year budgets to the ...
HUMAN RESOURCES
Councillor-officer relations coming under pressure
By Martin Ford | 20 December 2023
Relations between councillors and officers are being tested by the increasing financial pressures...
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
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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