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LEGISLATION

Now's not the time for the UK to roll back on social value

31 March 2022

It is too early to follow minister Jacob Rees-Mogg’s suggestion of rolling back the focus on soci...

BUSINESS

Ministers accused of 'blind political prejudice' over Sandwell intervention

By Chris Mahony | 22 March 2022

Former Labour minister John Spellar has dismissed as ‘blind political prejudice’ ministers’ decis...

LEGAL

The price of morality

By Kieran McGaughey | 22 March 2022

Kieran McGaughey looks at the range of issues for councils who are considering terminating their ...

FINANCE

Councils weigh up risks over Gazprom contracts

By Paul Marinko | 22 March 2022

Councils caught up in energy deals with state-owned Russian gas company Gazprom have been warned ...

BUSINESS

Lack of progress in Croydon's housing turnaround

By Mike Yuille | 17 March 2022

Croydon LBC has been slammed by an independent report for lack of progress in dealing with proble...

BUSINESS

London pension pool issues Russian investment edict

By Dan Peters | 17 March 2022

The pension pool tasked with managing investment funds for London’s local government schemes has ...

BUSINESS

Southern cities show strongest potential

By Mike Yuille | 17 March 2022

Provincial cities in southern England with ‘strong local authorities’ show the strongest potentia...

FINANCE

Sheffield to fund £7m leisure bailout

By Martin Ford | 16 March 2022

Sheffield City Council is to provide a £7m bailout to a charity running its leisure venues.

BUSINESS

Give communities a real stake in skills improvement

By Dr Marius S Ostrowski | 08 March 2022

Dr Marius Ostrowski says Local Skills Improvement Plans, one of the Government’s key Levelling Up...

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...

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Transport

£112,924

Premium jobEast Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) is on a bold journey. Apply for this job

East Midlands Combined County Authority

Group Lawyer Manager (Contracts and Commercial) - WMF2156e

£63,830 - £66,642

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Commercial and Contracts Lawyer to join our high-performing legal team Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Programme Manager, Scarborough

£49,764 - £53,817 per annum

Are you someone who is innovative and can oversee the delivery of strategic transformation programmes? Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council