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THIRD SECTOR
Social value must not be a tick box exercise
By Mo Baines | 08 March 2022
Mo Baines says councils should not simply apply the principles of the Social Value Act to outsour...
HEALTH
Councils need ongoing funds to tackle infections
By Jim McManus | 08 March 2022
Corporate memory and capability built up by councils during the pandemic will be lost if some Con...
PAY
For councils the retention challenge is particularly stark
By Claire Kober | 22 February 2022
Claire Kober says the chances of a ‘brain drain’ as council staff leave for better pay and prospe...
RECRUITMENT
How to solve the social care leadership problem
By Nik Shah | 16 February 2022
In the world of social care, the post-pandemic environment has created a greater need for versati...
FINANCE
Manchester praised as 'first-rate' council
By Chris Mahony | 14 February 2022
Manchester City Council is a ‘first-rate’ local authority, a peer review team has concluded.
LEISURE
Gove's suggestion on non-statutory services won't work
By Mo Baines | 04 February 2022
Michael Gove recently said councils could drop some non-statutory services – but these are the es...
FINANCE
'Roaring Twenties' could end up as a whimper
By Paul O’Brien | 01 February 2022
'As with the 1920s, today's economic and political landscape is strewn with messy public policy i...
WHITEHALL
Hillier rages over 'chronic' lack of funding
By Mark Conrad | 31 January 2022
A ‘chronic’ lack of funding for council services amid soaring demand means many communities face ...
ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDRENS SERVICES
Our golden chance to improve the lives of children
By Charlotte Ramsden | 19 January 2022
The levelling up agenda provides us with the chance to tackle the rising number of children livin...
WHITEHALL
There's a whiff of purpose once more on devolution
By Jessica Studdert | 17 January 2022
Devolution should rock the status quo and create a new culture of governance which pushes everyon...
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