AI

Call for national AI procurement taskforce

By Dan Peters | 14 November 2024

The UK Government should establish a national taskforce for the procurement of artificial intelli...

PROCUREMENT

Councils urged to use new law to drive social prosperity

By Ellie Ames | 14 October 2024

Local authorities should make use of new procurement laws to promote community prosperity, a thin...

POLICY

Social prosperity ahead

By Callin McLinden | 14 October 2024

Councils must be supported through a nationwide capacity-building and guidance outreach programme...

PROCUREMENT

The Procurement Act: Getting the basics right

By Louise Bennett | 23 September 2024

With procurement reform on the way, it has never been more important for local authorities to exa...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Time for a new dawn

By Ewan King | 08 August 2024

A new vision is needed for social care, say Ewan King, Bill Love and Pip Cannons. They emphasise ...

PROCUREMENT

Unfair variations in energy costs hit councils by £700m

By Ann McGauran | 07 August 2024

Councils could have saved more than £700m in 2023/24 if they had paid the same rate for energy as...

PROCUREMENT

Burning questions

By Corin Dalby | 07 August 2024

UK councils spent £700m more than they needed to in the last tax year for their energy, says Cori...

PROCUREMENT

It's time to rewrite the social contract

By Tess Godley | 16 July 2024

There are tools to address the challenges facing public services without big spending commitments...

PFI

PFI troubles ahead

By Caroline Mostowfi | 16 July 2024

Caroline Mostowfi outlines the challenges of Private Finance Initiative expiry and why it is time...

PROCUREMENT

Local authority third-party spend rises 17% to £83bn

By Lee Peart | 10 July 2024

Local authority third-party spend rose by 10% on 2021 to £82.7bn in 2023, with vulnerable citizen...

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Head of Revenues and Benefits

PO 16-19 (scp 46-49) £56,080 to £59,525 per annum

We are seeking a dynamic and strategic leader for the position of Head of Revenues and Benefits Apply for this job

Ribble Valley Borough Council

Communications Manager

£53,885-£57,195 per annum

Join us at this exciting time as we build on our rapid improvements Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Director of Operations (x 2 posts)

up to £114,339

Lancashire is one of the largest and most ambitious authorities in the north Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council