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LOCAL DEMOCRACY
In defence of councillors
By Professor Colin Copus | 17 August 2020
Councillors are an endangered species, says Professor Colin Copus - and with the charge toward un...
CLIMATE CHANGE
Preparing for the storms ahead
By Sharon Kemp | 17 August 2020
As communities face a triple threat this winter of COVID-19, councils’ precarious finances and po...
REORGANISATION
A Greater Essex Combined Authority is as important as unitary government
By Gavin Jones | 17 August 2020
A combined authority on the footprint of the Greater Essex boundary is the right way forward as i...
WHITEHALL
No clowning around
17 August 2020
As the UK continues to tentatively reopen, we’ve now reached those activities you would least exp...
OFSTED
Ofsted to visit councils and children's social care providers
By Ann McGauran | 17 August 2020
Ofsted will resume its visits to local authorities and children's social care providers from Sept...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Restored visits by Ofsted are 'not about judging'
By Yvette Stanley | 17 August 2020
Rather than creating something new, Ofsted’s visits from September to schools and social care and...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Hancock scraps Public Health England
By Michael Burton | 17 August 2020
Ministers have been accused of making Public Health England (PHE) a scapegoat by scrapping the bo...
FINANCE
£260m funding boost for Welsh councils
By Dan Peters | 14 August 2020
Welsh ministers have announced a £260m funding boost for councils, bringing the total amount of g...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
A five point plan for economic revolution
By Mark Bretton | 14 August 2020
As the sparks a revolution in the way we live and work, Mark Bretton outlines the Local Enterpris...
FINANCE
Ex-ministers unite in health devolution call
By Michael Burton | 13 August 2020
Five former ministers from all three main parties have called for health and social care to be de...
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Premium jobWe are seeking an ambitious and strategic leader to join our senior management team as Assistant Director for Estate Strategy & Development. Apply for this job
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