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The Recovery Grant: a vital tool to rebuild local communities
SIGOMA

The Recovery Grant: a vital tool to rebuild local communities

By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 28 November 2025

Overall, the Government’s local government finance reforms appear to be a positive step forward on the path to a fairer future for councils, says Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton.

KEY CITIES

Councils are at breaking point and social care should be made a priority

By Cllr Mike Stonard | 24 November 2025

Ahead of the Autumn Budget, Key Cities portfolio holder for health and social care Cllr Mike Ston...

SOCIAL HOUSING

Building balance: The case for £3-a-week rent convergence

By Dan Hawthorn | 24 November 2025

Decisions around rent convergence in the Government’s upcoming Budget will shape the strength of ...

SOCIAL CARE

Beating the Budget: System-led sustainability for social care

By Amy Long | 24 November 2025

Amy Long looks at finding the levers that adults and children’s services can use to build future-...

PREVENTION

For the first time, prevention can be mapped and measured

By Iain Murray | 24 November 2025

By mapping spend, finance and service teams can build a shared understanding of what prevention l...

LGA

LGA's Budget submission calls for investment and a significant funding increase

By Louise Gittins | 20 November 2025

Councils are a vital partner for any government, but we need to be empowered, entrusted and resou...

AUTUMN BUDGET

Boulevard of broken Budget dreams

By Jonathan Werran | 20 November 2025

Has the chancellor reached the end of the road? Jonathan Werran argues that financial redistribut...

COUNCIL TAX

A Budget eye on council tax

By Paul Marinko | 19 November 2025

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering council tax reform in her upcoming Budget – a move that c...

AUTUMN BUDGET

EXCLUSIVE: Budget should fund further devo, says finance expert

By Ann McGauran | 19 November 2025

Next week’s Budget should be used to fund further waves of devolution and to create a commission ...

AUTUMN BUDGET

Councils must speak out on increasing tax-raising powers

By Rob Whiteman CBE | 19 November 2025

As Rob Whiteman spells out local government’s three Budget priorities, he makes it clear: council...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

A new government front door for local impact

By Bramwell Blower | 14 November 2025

Bramwell Blower asks if the Government’s new Office for the Impact Economy can help business and ...

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Culture and Inclusion Lead

Grade 11 - Starts at £64,650 rising by yearly increments to a maximum of £72,972 per annum

We are seeking a strategic and values-driven Culture & Inclusion Lead Apply for this job

Devon & Cornwall Police

Executive Director of Place

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