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LEADERSHIP
Lessons from private and public sector leadership crossover
By Jes Ladva | 04 November 2025
Ensuring a leadership flow between the private and public sectors is one way to maximise the value of talent. Odgers recently held a round table with The MJ bringing together local authority chief ...
REORGANISATION
Reorganisation contracts reach £3.4m
By Martin Ford | 04 September 2025
Councils have awarded contracts worth £3.4m since the start of the year as part of local governme...
PRIVATE SECTOR
Jones: Private sector to examine Whitehall efficiency
13 January 2025
Private sector ‘experts’ could be drafted into the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Gov...
SEND
Bumper profits for SEN private providers
By Paul Marinko | 02 January 2025
Revenue at privately-run special schools has reportedly soared as councils continue to battle to ...
RECRUITMENT
How to partner with the right recruiter
By Philip Foster | 04 June 2024
Philip Foster offers some practical advice to local authorities on how to partner with the right ...
LEISURE
Procuring an Active Wellbeing Partnership
By Duncan Wood-Allum | 23 April 2024
Pivoting from traditional leisure services to focusing on active wellbeing can help build the lon...
LEGAL
Future Forum: Call for councils to be 'brave' in contract negotiations
By Paul Marinko | 21 March 2024
Councils need to be ‘braver’ and ‘bolder’ in their conversations with private service providers, ...
PLANNING
Commission proposes plan for private sector to unblock planning system
By Paul Marinko | 29 February 2024
A report has called for the private sector to invest in a ‘pipeline fund’ aimed at clearing the p...
LEISURE
Preparing for procuring a new leisure partnership – key learning
31 January 2024
Leading consultancy SLC shares insights from recent successful leisure services procurement exerc...
PEOPLE
Penna announces new managing director
By Martin Ford | 24 November 2023
Kathryn Kempster will take the reins from Julie Towers, who will step down as managing director n...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Saying goodbye to Local Enterprise Partnerships
By Abdool Kara | 26 August 2023
As we prepare to scrap Local Enterprise Partnerships, Abdool Kara asks what will we do next to dr...
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Head of Service - Assessment & Intervention
£62,474 - £73,056 plus a Market Rate Supplement of £6000 which is reviewed annually
Join a creative, forward-thinking senior leadership team within Children and Families at Kirklees Council. Apply for this job
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Signatory - WMF2402e
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We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Signatory. Apply for this job
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This is an exciting opportunity to lead our Care Experienced Team, supporting young people as they transition from care into independence. Apply for this job
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- EXCLUSIVE: Surrey frustration over lack of devolution timetable
- EXCLUSIVE: AI set to help decide local government reorganisation
- Birmingham s114 notice comes under fresh scrutiny
- Tory MPs warn of 'unrestricted' mayoral levy
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