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NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE

NAO: Children's residential care market failing

By William Eichler | 12 September 2025

Residential care for looked-after children is costing councils more than ever, but many youngster...

FINANCE

IFS: SEND review needs to offer long-term solution

By Joe Lepper | 12 September 2025

The forthcoming Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) review needs to offer a long-te...

FINANCE

Shropshire declares 'financial emergency'

By Dan Peters | 11 September 2025

Shropshire Council has declared a ‘financial emergency’ as it seeks to avoid effective bankruptcy.

TRANSFORMATION

ICBs may be given longer to make redundancies, says NHS chief

By Lee Peart | 11 September 2025

Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) may be given longer to make redundancies due to an impasse over fun...

FINANCE

Future Forum Midlands: Councils should consider rethinking finance rules to solve problems

By Paul Marinko | 10 September 2025

A public finance expert has suggested local government should consider rethinking the rules to so...

FINANCE

Fair Funding Review 2.0 and the road to reorganisation

By Tracy Bingham | 10 September 2025

Councils will have to grapple with risks, resilience and reform as they balance the fallout from ...

REORGANISATION

Essex claims three unitary reorganisation would best tackle debt crisis

By Paul Marinko | 09 September 2025

Essex CC’s leadership has claimed its favoured three unitary model of reorganisation would best m...

REORGANISATION

Councils seek legal advice amid reorganisation confusion

By Heather Jameson | 09 September 2025

Councils facing boundary changes as part of local government reorganisation are seeking legal adv...

FINANCE

Fair Funding 2.0 next steps: Turning promises into action for deprived communities

By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 08 September 2025

Full council tax equalisation and the use of deprivation indices mark a critical shift toward nee...

SEND

SEND Reform must not be an afterthought

By Rachael Wardell | 08 September 2025

As the Government prepares to publish its schools white paper, now is the time to deliver bold, i...

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frederica-diamanta

Assistant Director – Property

up to £89,371

Shape the future of our borough. Apply for this job

Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Chief Operating Officer

up to £126,615

Shape the future of our borough. Apply for this job

Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Assistant Director, Procurement Specialist

Competitive

We are seeking an outstanding Assistant Director, Procurement Specialist... Apply for this job

Birmingham City Council

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