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Local Government FM: Time for a real strategy
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

Local Government FM: Time for a real strategy

15 September 2026

Speaking ahead of the 'Council Estates Under Pressure' webinar, David Parrett, Director at Cadaema Consulting Services, argues that facilities management in local government needs a clear strategy ...

OUTSOURCING

Only a pragmatic approach to service delivery will bring effective change

By Justin Galliford | 03 September 2026

Insourcing battles will not help overstretched councils, says Norse Group chief executive Justin ...

LEISURE

The return of the lido: Investing in community, health and heritage

By Andrew Clark | 27 August 2026

Andrew Clark reflects on GLL’s work with local authorities and community groups in maintaining pu...

LOCAL ECONOMIES

Taking back control

By Sarah Longlands | 01 July 2026

Is Burnham’s vision of the productive state a licence for local government to take back control, ...

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 befor...

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

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You will provide strong, visible and effective leadership to Team Managers, Practice Supervisors, Social Workers and Family Help Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

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You will provide the leadership, insight and compassion needed to create a home where young people feel safe, valued and supported. Apply for this job

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