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REORGANISATION
Local government reorganisation: What councils must get right
By Elliott Fletcher | 23 June 2026
Most LGR savings assumptions won't deliver without this – what every council must get right before day one.
OUTSOURCING
Government aim to introduce outsourcing public interest test
By Dan Peters | 18 June 2026
Ministers have introduced a public interest test under which the public sector will eventually ha...
LATCOS
LATCo is the answer for merging services – and for disaggregation
By Justin Galliford | 10 June 2026
Norse Group’s Justin Galliford explains how a trading company offers the flexibility to merge ser...
REORGANISATION
EXCLUSIVE: Surrey skips reorganisation redesign ahead of reorganisation
By Dan Peters | 20 May 2026
There is no time to redesign contracts in Surrey ahead of local government reorganisation, a coun...
DIGITAL
Councils' digital progress under threat
By Martin Ford | 19 May 2026
Councils have ‘clear digital ambition but limited maturity’, threatening the sector’s long-term p...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Warning over financial risks faced by children's care providers
By Martin Ford | 06 May 2026
Some of the largest children’s social care providers could be vulnerable to financial shocks, acc...
SERVICE DELIVERY
Local talent, local control, local savings
By Caroline Wheller | 09 April 2026
Caroline Wheller looks at the benefits of joint venture models in delivering services
REORGANISATION
Future Forum: Reorganisation threat to transformation
By Martin Ford | 12 March 2026
Fears that ambitions to include transformation alongside local government reorganisation may not ...
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,...
PROCUREMENT
Special deliveries
By Sarah Longlands | 10 March 2026
Financial models of service delivery have been overlooked for too long, writes Sarah Longlands.
OUTSOURCING
City of London paid £10,000 to Mandelson firm Global Counsel
By Martin Ford | 19 February 2026
The City of London Corporation spent a five-figure sum last year with Global Counsel, the company...
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Policy & Executive Office Lead
Band I SCP 44-47 (£55,609 - £59,027 per annum)
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