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BUSINESS
We are only at the foothills of what social value can achieve
By Professor Chris White | 08 March 2022
Chris White was the driving force behind the Social Value Act. Ten years on, he reflects on its o...
BUSINESS
Delay to waste scheme will create 'vacuum of uncertainty'
By Dan Peters | 04 March 2022
A scheme to shift the cost of collecting household waste from taxpayers to producers has been del...
BUSINESS
Councils rethink £30m of Gazprom spending
By William Eichler | 03 March 2022
Councils are reconsidering the multi-million pound contracts they have with the state-owned Russi...
LEGAL
Lessons on procurement from Croydon's Public Interest Report
By Louis Sebastian | 23 February 2022
In the context of the most recent Public Interest Report on Croydon LBC, Scott Dorling and Louis ...
FINANCE
The importance of councils' next digital steps
By David Bemrose | 23 February 2022
Digital transformation presents many opportunities for local government, but making the most of t...
BUSINESS
Taking the first steps towards re-imagining our services
By Sean Hanson – Chief executive, Local Partnerships | 22 February 2022
Until recently, re-procurement of services was the default approach. 'Now we are seeing an increa...
BUSINESS
Senior management workforce warning
By Chris Mahony | 22 February 2022
Councils are increasingly struggling to recruit and retain senior managers due to demographic fac...
EDUCATION
Council to bring some services back in-house
By Laura Sharman | 17 February 2022
Staffordshire CC will bring a small number of services back in-house following a review of its 10...
BUSINESS
EXCLUSIVE: Councillor suing own council for damages
By Dan Peters | 14 February 2022
An experienced councillor is suing his own council for thousands of pounds in damages over claims...
WHITEHALL
Councils complain about grants red tape
By Dan Peters | 14 February 2022
Frustrated councils are having to needlessly double check firms despite having repeatedly paid bu...
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