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CLIMATE CHANGE

Let's make sure Transforming Public Procurement delivers beyond SW1

By Jonathan Werran | 20 April 2021

We shouldn’t allow Greensill to distract us from asking what needs to change centrally to release...

BUSINESS

A blueprint for efficiency

By Stephen Beechey | 20 April 2021

The Government’s Construction Playbook was designed to streamline public sector procurement. Step...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

No simple north-south divide, says report

By Michael Burton | 19 April 2021

There is no simple north-south divide, a new report by Legal and General (L&G) has argued.

FINANCE

Social care reform depends on market overhaul

By Martin Ford | 15 April 2021

Social care reform will ‘fail’ without addressing weaknesses in the provider market, a think-tank...

BUSINESS

Firms hired for transformation help

By Dan Peters | 14 April 2021

Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Council has appointed KPMG and Agilisys as its strategic implem...

BUSINESS

Police investigate children's homes after suspensions

By Dan Peters | 13 April 2021

Police are investigating the closure of two Doncaster-based children’s homes suspended by Ofsted ...

FINANCE

Labour council pressed to insource service

By Martin Ford | 12 April 2021

Neath Port Talbot CBC has been urged to bring its leisure services under direct control as it sea...

CLIMATE CHANGE

The potential of new social value measures is huge

By David Dinsdale | 06 April 2021

The impact of the UK Government’s new social value measures should not be underestimated, as they...

BUSINESS

Pre-paid card firms supplying councils acted 'as a cartel,' regulator says

By William Eichler | 01 April 2021

Three out of five firms that issue councils with pre-paid cards have admitted breaching competiti...

BUSINESS

Councils taking 'too long' to pay support grants to businesses

By William Eichler | 01 April 2021

The Government has written to the leaders of 314 councils in England urging them to pay out grant...

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frederica-diamanta

Strategic Director – Place-Based Services

£Competitive

Stevenage is a town with bold ambitions. Apply for this job

Stevenage Borough Council

Executive Director of Adult Care Services

£158,000

This is an exciting time to be joining Hertfordshire County Council. Apply for this job

Hertfordshire County Council

Assistant Director - People & Change

Up to £91,625 + generous pension

Cambridge is a city of global reputation and local pride – a place of ideas, innovation and inclusion. Apply for this job

Cambridge City Council