Title
FINANCE
The route out of EFS
By Owen Mapley | 15 October 2026
Exceptional financial support to councils must become a bridge back to sustainability, says Owen Mapley.
LOCAL AUDIT
Local government audit: Rebuilding assurance is a more arduous job than clearing the backlog
By Iain Murray | 12 October 2026
Rebuilding local audit assurance is essential to financial resilience, accountability and public ...
IMPROVEMENT
Windsor and Maidenhead Council: Back from the brink
By Stephen Evans | 08 October 2026
Windsor and Maidenhead Council has changed from a council on the edge to one that is balancing bu...
FISCAL DEVOLUTION
Fiscal devo: getting the tax assignment model right for regional growth
By David Phillips | 06 October 2026
David Phillips looks at how the Government can get its tax revenue sharing plans right.
POLICY AND POLITICS
Survey reveals audit still struggling
By Joe Lepper | 05 October 2026
Joe Lepper reports on Public Sector Audit Appointments’ latest council finance leaders survey.
DEVOLUTION
Untangling the wires to progress
By Martin Ford | 12 August 2026
The Government has finally unveiled it proposals to ‘rewire the state’ and devolve powers to regi...
FINANCE
CIPFA report uncovers 'weak financial management' at Hillingdon
By Martin Ford | 31 July 2026
Hillingdon LBC must change course to avoid relying on exceptional financial support (EFS) for yea...
FINANCE
Social care is main driver of councils' emergency funding requests
By Ann McGauran | 27 July 2026
Social care is ‘taking centre stage’ as the main factor driving councils’ requests for exceptiona...
FINANCE
Councils' financial pressures: The story behind rising EFS demand
By Joanne Pitt | 27 July 2026
Analysis by CIPFA of requests by councils for exceptional financial support (EFS) shows some are ...
FISCAL DEVOLUTION
England still lacks the foundations to make fiscal devolution transformative
By Iain Murray | 10 July 2026
We are yet to invest in the financial, economic and commercial skills needed for fiscal devolutio...
DEVOLUTION
Exclusive: Review on building capacity for 'full fat' devo is launched
By Ann McGauran | 08 July 2026
A review by one of Prime Minister in-waiting Andy Burnham's closest advisers on how to build the ...
Chief Executive
Competitive Salary
You will lead an organisation with ambition, complexity and reach, while helping shape the future of a place Apply for this job
Director of Family Help & Children’s Social Care
Up to £123,477
To help drive this vision forward, we’re seeking an exceptional Director of Family Help & Children’s Social Care. Apply for this job
Deputy Director Children’s Services (Director of Children’s Social Care)
Competitive
Lead with Purpose. Change Lives. Apply for this job
Chief Executive
Competitive Salary
You will lead an organisation with ambition, complexity and reach, while helping shape the future of a place Apply for this job
Director of Family Help & Children’s Social Care
Up to £123,477
To help drive this vision forward, we’re seeking an exceptional Director of Family Help & Children’s Social Care. Apply for this job
Deputy Director Children’s Services (Director of Children’s Social Care)
Competitive
Lead with Purpose. Change Lives. Apply for this job
- LGA proposes alternative to commissioners
- Local government reorganisation review nears completion
- Minister denies planning changes are 'overriding democracy'
- LGA forges 'strategic partnership' with No10 North
- EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs push for councils to be viewed equally as Government seeks to rewire the state
©2026 Hemming Group Limited. Registered in England and Wales. Registered No: 490200. VAT number GB342 023 408
