Partnerships

By Martin Ford | 01 November 2018

Research has found that £32m was withheld from PFI providers over performance issues last year.

SOCIAL CARE

Balanced Budget as we live in hope for jam tomorrow

By Heather Jameson | 30 October 2018

It may have been billed as the Budget to end austerity, but the chancellor’s speech was not exact...

FINANCE

Out goes PFI, leaving us with a £200bn headache

By Michael Burton | 30 October 2018

Michael Burton highlights the quiet scrapping of the disgraced Private Finance Initiative as one ...

Dealing with domestic abuse

By Mary Morrissey | 10 October 2018

Tackling persistent domestic violence and abuse through local collaboration is one of the top pri...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Broadland and South Norfolk share new managing director

By Martin Ford | 05 October 2018

Broadland and South Norfolk DCs have named Trevor Holden as their first joint managing director.

ENERGY

Cheshire West and Chester enters energy market

By Martin Ford | 28 September 2018

A new joint venture has been set up by Cheshire West and Chester Council and mulitnational energy...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Partnerships in Places

By Alex Bailey | 04 September 2018

Alex Bailey outlines his ‘Golden rules’ to avoiding the bruises of place-based partnerships.

BUSINESS

The five steps to joint working

By Malcolm Morley | 04 September 2018

Prof Malcolm Morley gives his views on how to make joint working situations – whether in the publ...

BUSINESS

Man jailed for five years over council fraud

By Mark Conrad | 06 August 2018

Barnet LBC is under renewed pressure to withdraw services from Capita after a joint venture contr...

REORGANISATION

Chief executive appointed to head new partnership

By Martin Ford | 20 July 2018

Oxfordshire CC and Cherwell DC have appointed Yvonne Rees as their joint chief executive.

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