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Why councils need to rethink construction procurement
PROCUREMENT

Why councils need to rethink construction procurement

By James Wright | 15 May 2026

For councils facing increasing complexity and scrutiny, getting the fundamentals of construction procurement right has never mattered more, says James Wright.

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Breaking point: Tough choices for childrens' services

By Martin Ford | 06 May 2026

Governments are finally confronting the spiralling cost of children’s services. As pressures inte...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Children's service reforms lack 'foundations for success'

By Martin Ford | 30 April 2026

The Government must go further to fix children’s social care market, a think-tank has urged.

HOMELESSNESS

Mayors: A secret weapon to tackle homelessness?

By Jack Shaw | 29 April 2026

Jack Shaw says mayoral leadership can add much-needed ballast to a broken, expensive system that ...

REORGANISATION

EXCLUSIVE: Essex steps back from reorganisation legal challenge

By Paul Marinko | 16 April 2026

Essex CC has stepped back from a legal challenge to the Government’s reorganisation plans but cal...

REORGANISATION

LGR disruption offers long-term opportunity

By Caroline Compton-James | 16 April 2026

Councils understand the longterm benefits that reorganisation can unlock, and are also clear abou...

PROCUREMENT

Supporting sustainable and low-risk local authority projects through site accommodation

14 April 2026

From energy efficiency to simplified procurement, how local authorities can make site accommodati...

REORGANISATION

The LGR clock is ticking

By Graham Farrant | 08 April 2026

For many councils navigating the current wave of local government reorganisation, time may be pas...

LOCAL ECONOMIES

New edition

By Ann McGauran | 01 April 2026

As CLES hits 40, chief executive Sarah Longlands speaks to Ann McGauran about the organisation’s ...

HOMELESSNESS

Increasing homelessness blamed for council company failure

By Joe Lepper | 26 March 2026

London Councils has blamed ‘increased homelessness rates’ for the failure of a company formed to ...

TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION

Reducing reliance on temporary housing

By Naisha Polaine | 26 March 2026

Councils are still placing record numbers into short-term housing, but local authorities like Bar...

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