Spending Review 2025: Key takeaways for the sector
FINANCE

Spending Review 2025: Key takeaways for the sector

By Megan Tam | 13 June 2025

While local authorities have performed better in this Spending Review than expected, proposals to reform public service funding remain uncertain, say Tiffany Cloynes, Rebecca Gilbert and Megan Tam.

REORGANISATION

Can reorganisation deliver its promises?

By Jason Lowther | 12 June 2025

As the latest round of reorganisation gets under way, Jason Lowther looks at what international r...

COUNCIL TAX

Council tax to shoulder funding boosts

By Martin Ford | 12 June 2025

Increases to funding for local government and the police in the Spending Review will rely heavily...

PROCUREMENT

The blueprints for success of council companies

By Perry Holmes | 12 June 2025

Peter Ware and Perry Holmes look at how Medway Development Company and SCAPE are shaping the futu...

IMPROVEMENT

Minister suggests commissioners needed for Croydon

By Dan Peters | 12 June 2025

Minister Jim McMahon has suggested escalating Croydon LBC’s statutory intervention to a commissio...

REORGANISATION

'A drop in the ocean'

By By Paul Marinko | 12 June 2025

Sector dismisses meagre government funding as consultants cash in on reorganisation

POLITICS

Reform councils try to get ahead of DOGE reviews

By Joe Lepper | 12 June 2025

Two Reform-led councils have started their own DOGE-style efficiency reviews ahead of a visit fro...

FINANCE

Treading the financial balancing tightrope

By Adele Taylor | 11 June 2025

Cool heads, professional advice, honesty and practicality will all need to be tools in the kitbag...

FINANCE

Spending Review: Reeves pledges to put sector on 'sustainable footing'

By Heather Jameson | 11 June 2025

Health, defence and schools were the big winners in the Spending Review, but Whitehall claimed it...

FINANCE

Spending Review: £39bn funding boost for social and affordable housing

By Paul Marinko | 11 June 2025

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced a £39bn investment in social and affordable housing over t...

REORGANISATION

Vagueness is a catalyst for conflict

By By David Brown | 11 June 2025

David Brown says reorganisation brings a huge amount at risk and is a process that 'could lock in...

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frederica-diamanta

Director – Housing Services

£Competitive

Are you ready to lead transformative housing services in one of London’s most ambitious and diverse boroughs? Apply for this job

Redbridge London Borough Council

Executive Director – Place, Communities and Enterprise

£Competitive

Are you ready to lead one of London’s most ambitious place-shaping agendas? Apply for this job

Redbridge London Borough Council

Director of Quality, Partnerships and Commissioning (Children and Families)

From £85,883 to £115,826

The role will lead on arrangements for statutory Apply for this job

Cheshire East Council