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POLICY AND POLITICS
Mayors and council leaders to take on police and crime commissioner functions
By Dan Peters | 13 November 2025
Police and crime commissioner (PCC) functions will be transferred to strategic authority mayors or council leaders from 2028, policing minister Sarah Jones has announced.
PRODUCTIVITY
Let outcomes not just effort be the measure of your council's legacy
By Tony Munton | 20 October 2025
As the sector awaits the finalisation of the Local Government Outcomes Framework, Tony Munton loo...
PROCUREMENT
Unlocking value with third party spend product
By Jane Clayson – Local Government Commercialisation Projects Director at Newtrality | 16 September 2025
Discover the power of Newtrality’s proven, innovative third party spend offer, designed to empowe...
OFLOG
EXCLUSIVE: £8m Oflog 'waste'
By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 17 July 2025
Ministers have been warned against imposing more expensive, top-down performance indicators after...
MHCLG
Many questions – few answers
By Heather Jameson | 02 July 2025
'As the sector gathers in Liverpool for the Local Government Association annual conference, both ...
LEADERSHIP
Rethinking the golden triangle
By Pam Parkes | 09 April 2025
As delegates gather in Manchester for the Public Services People Managers’ Association conference...
PAY
Return on investment is the real issue
By Julie Towers | 08 April 2025
If chief executives’ impact in local government is measured using clear metrics then perhaps the ...
PERFORMANCE
St Helens peer challenge expected to conclude council has 'transformed'
By Ann McGauran | 01 April 2025
St Helens MBC’s corporate peer challenge is expected to conclude the council has been ‘transforme...
PERFORMANCE
Up and away
By Ann McGauran | 01 April 2025
St Helens MBC’s corporate peer challenge will deliver good news for the council’s retiring chief ...
FINANCE
Finding a better financial balance
By Mark Sandford | 18 February 2025
Kevin Muldoon-Smith and Mark Sandford set out five progressive steps to local government financia...
PARTNERSHIPS
Pandora's box and the challenge of forming effective partnerships
By Nathan Elvery | 20 January 2025
Nathan Elvery looks at how to create and build effective partnerships in an increasingly complex...
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Transformation and Innovation Manager
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