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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...
INTERVENTION
Minister orders review at Slough after 'slow progress'
By Martin Ford | 05 March 2026
Ministers have ordered an external review into Slough BC due to the ‘slow pace of progress’ in tu...
REORGANISATION
Surrey's new beginning
By Terence Herbert | 25 February 2026
Surrey’s 12 current councils are truly working together on reorganisation to deliver two new unit...
FINANCE
Financial reform cannot wait
By Owen Mapley | 18 February 2026
Owen Mapley says the finance settlement provides breathing space for many authorities – but this...
PERFORMANCE
The local outcomes framework comes with risks
By Ian Miller | 17 February 2026
Ian Miller says the local outcomes framework is a tool to allow Whitehall to intervene and he is ...
FINANCE
Local government finance settlement leaves sector divided
By Martin Ford | 17 February 2026
The most controversial local government finance settlement for years has divided the sector. Mart...
PERFORMANCE
Is it time to inspect homelessness?
By Jack Shaw | 11 February 2026
The Government is already laying much of the groundwork for an ‘Ofsted for homelessness’, says Ja...
FINANCE
Local government now has clarity and a credible way forward on SEND
By Rob Powell | 10 February 2026
Rob Powell says he is ‘relieved and pleased that we now have a meaningful solution’ to English co...
FINANCE
Trashing the new burdens local government funding doctrine
By Ian Miller | 03 February 2026
There seems no proof yet that a penny has been added to the local government settlement to meet t...
ELECTIONS
Political convenience is no justification for unconstitutional local election tinkering
By Colin Copus | 02 February 2026
The Government’s decision to ‘postpone or cancel’ local elections is ‘a travesty of constitutiona...
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- Mayor steps into chief executive row with Reform UK councillors
- Reform pledges to proritise Green councils for immigration detention centres
- Warning over financial risks faced by children's care providers
- Reorganisation: For councils, 'business as usual' matters as we look to the future
- Getting staff LGR-ready
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
- Reform pledges to proritise Green councils for immigration detention centres
- Warning over financial risks faced by children's care providers
- Reorganisation: For councils, 'business as usual' matters as we look to the future
- Getting staff LGR-ready
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