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COHESION
Everyday community engagement is quietly transforming lives
By Caroline Green | 15 September 2025
Frontline officers and grassroots initiatives are fostering integration, wellbeing, and social co...
LIBRARIES
Using the power of conversation to improve people's lives
By Mark McCree | 27 August 2025
Oxfordshire CC's participation in the national Making Every Contact Count initiative has transfo...
COMMUNITIES
Sharing power with the people
By Cllr Dom Ford | 21 July 2025
Cllr Dom Ford sets out how Adur and Worthing councils are unlocking the power of communities and ...
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Citizen engagement: a new paradigm for local government
By Jason Lowther | 01 July 2025
Citizen engagement is sometimes treated as something at the margins of decision-making, but a new...
COHESION
Independent cohesion commission launched
By Martin Ford | 30 June 2025
An independent commission on community and cohesion has been established to look into the ‘root c...
COHESION
Unrest due to local 'negligence'
By Martin Ford | 24 June 2025
Unrest due to breakdowns on social cohesion has been blamed on ‘negligence at the local level’.
PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM
Shifting from cure to prevention in Cardiff
By Stephen Taylor | 11 June 2025
Total Place, relational public services and community engagement are at the core of a move to foc...
LG CHALLENGE
Making Stroud future fit
By Grace Perks | 04 June 2025
Grace Perks reports from the latest leg of the LG Challenge, where the teams went head-to-head to...
AI
Democracy, tech, people and power
By Miriam Levin | 03 June 2025
Demos is working with a coalition of partners including New Local to deliver Waves – a $1m projec...
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
The importance of connecting with communities
By Heather Jameson | 01 May 2025
Heather Jameson says: 'As we shift to local government reorganisation, fears of distant democracy...
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Director of People Services
£106,305 - £116,305
This pivotal leadership role will drive the development and delivery of our People Strategy Apply for this job
Service Manager – Quality Assurance & Practice Development
£54,994 - £62,777 per annum
Lead excellence in social work practice and help shape continuous improvement across Children’s Services. Apply for this job
Chief Executive
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In April 2027, West Surrey Council will become one of England's largest new unitary authorities Apply for this job
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