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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...
PROCUREMENT
Time for a Duty of Public Value
By Mo Baines | 09 July 2024
An expansive ‘Duty of Public Value', as opposed to Best Value would allow decisions to be made th...
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Deputy Director of Education and Inclusion
up to £123K
As the Deputy Director of Education and Inclusion, your leadership will foster collaboration among Education Leaders and Partners. Apply for this job
Town Clerk
£74,454 - £89,081
Biggleswade Town Council is looking to appoint a highly motivated and forward-thinking Town Clerk, to drive its services forward. Apply for this job
Service Manager- Localities
£69,037.00, Grade 15
Join Wakefield’s Outstanding leadership team and make a real difference. Apply for this job
- Grey belt countryside warning
- Districts should look carefully at the creation of new town and city councils
- Complex Whitehall funding system marred pandemic support, inquiry hears
- Backlash warning over asylum decentralisation
- Future Forum North: NHS Confederation chief says ICBs 'doomed' without thinking change
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