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POLICY AND POLITICS
All change: Reform UK projected to make huge gains as local elections get underway
By By Heather Jameson & Dan Peters | 07 May 2026
The chairs of three of the sector’s major associations could change hands in the aftermath of today’s local elections.
AI
Building public trust in any new uses of AI technology is crucial
By Jon Rowney | 06 May 2026
There is a real risk that AI technology becomes something done to people, rather than with them, ...
HOMELESSNESS
Mayors: A secret weapon to tackle homelessness?
By Jack Shaw | 29 April 2026
Jack Shaw says mayoral leadership can add much-needed ballast to a broken, expensive system that ...
TRANSFORMATION
Local government: riding the wave of change
By Jonathan Carr-West | 22 April 2026
Jonathan Carr-West looks at the challenges of leading councils through turbulent times.
DATA
English council data breaches up 53%
By William Eichler | 21 April 2026
Data breach incidents recorded by English local councils have risen by 53% over the past five yea...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Homeless handed rising proportion of social housing
By Neil Merrick | 14 April 2026
The proportion of social housing being allocated to homeless people has risen, according to data ...
INTERVENTION
Council receives first record-keeping watchdog warning
By Martin Ford | 13 April 2026
A watchdog has intervened after Perth and Kinross Council was found to have abolished a director-...
PROCUREMENT
The missing link
By James Drury | 12 March 2026
With the right tools and data, contract management can delivers value and impact for communities,...
FINANCE
Local government leaders must connect the council financial crisis to lived experience
By Ben Page | 10 March 2026
The Government's partial write-off of SEND deficits is welcome, but it does not fix underlying pr...
PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM
Total Place and financial flexibility is back on the agenda
By Anna Randle | 10 March 2026
Ahead of New Local’s convention on place-based budgeting next week, Anna Randle says that if the...
HOUSING
Councils fail to collect quarter of rogue landlord fines
By Dan Peters | 06 March 2026
Councils have collected just a quarter of the total fines issued to rogue landlords, data has shown.
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- Mayor steps into chief executive row with Reform UK councillors
- Warning over financial risks faced by children's care providers
- Reform pledges to proritise Green councils for immigration detention centres
- All change: Reform UK projected to make huge gains as local elections get underway
- Designing for cohesion
Chief Executive
£100k+ (pay award pending)
Premium jobSalford Community Leisure (SCL) is a community benefit society with charitable status that manages sport, leisure, and cultural services... Apply for this job
Heads of Service - Cared For/Care Leavers
£76,261 - £88,631
With strong investment, renewed energy and a clear sense of purpose across our services. Apply for this job
Heads of Service - Caring For (Regulated Services)
£76,261 - £88,631
With strong investment, renewed energy and a clear sense of purpose across our services. Apply for this job
- Mayor steps into chief executive row with Reform UK councillors
- Warning over financial risks faced by children's care providers
- Reform pledges to proritise Green councils for immigration detention centres
- All change: Reform UK projected to make huge gains as local elections get underway
- Designing for cohesion
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