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Why should we care about the local outcomes framework?
PERFORMANCE

Why should we care about the local outcomes framework?

By Jeremy Cooper | 16 February 2026

Jeremy Cooper offers local authorities some suggested dos and don’ts on the new local outcomes framework, and asks if it is likely to drive top-down change.

FINANCE

Balancing optimism and realism in Wokingham

By Susan Parsonage | 10 February 2026

Susan Parsonage looks at how the revised financial settlement will impact local authorities such ...

IMPOWER INDEX

Wandsworth's focus on outcomes per pound pays off

By Andrew Travers | 05 February 2026

Andrew Travers says Wandsworth’s place in the IMPOWER Top 10 is not an end in itself, but reinfor...

IMPOWER INDEX

Exclusive: London borough is top for productivity

By Ann McGauran | 05 February 2026

Kensington and Chelsea LBC is the most productive council in England, the latest IMPOWER Index To...

IMPOWER INDEX

Suffolk CC does a lot of great work for relatively little public money

By Nicola Beach | 05 February 2026

Across the board, the IMPOWER Top 10 Index shows that Suffolk CC scores well, says Nicola Beach.

IMPOWER INDEX

The Top 10 councils powering ahead on productivity

By Ann McGauran | 05 February 2026

Local government’s leadership may be dealing with a maelstrom of challenges, but the councils who...

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