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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Three wishes to transform children's care needs
By John Pearce | 05 March 2026
There are challenges endemic across children’s care nearly four years on from the MacAlister review, says John Pearce. Here, he focuses on three component parts of the system and sets out his prior...
CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC FINANCE AND ACCOUNTANCY
CIPFA warning over profit capping reforms
By Dan Peters | 23 February 2026
Financial oversight and profit capping reforms to the children’s residential care market may fail...
HOUSING
Regulator hits county council with lowest grading
By William Eichler | 12 February 2026
Northumberland CC has been issued with a C4 grading for its social housing - the lowest possible ...
HOUSING
Watchdog uncovers 'serious failings' in social housing
By Martin Ford | 17 December 2025
Gosport BC has received the lowest grading for its social housing after a regulator found ‘unacce...
HOUSING
Lords committee urges Government to hand council BSR responsibility
By Paul Marinko | 11 December 2025
The Government has been urged to hand some Building Safety Regulator (BSR) responsibilities to co...
DATA
Turning unstructured data into confident compliance
By Kylie Allen | 09 December 2025
Kylie Allen of Global SaaS provider TechnologyOne says that in a world where transparency and tru...
GRENFELL
Failures continue at Grenfell council, peers find
By Joe Lepper | 11 November 2025
Housing challenges are continuing at the council at the centre of the Grenfell tragedy, a Local G...
REGULATION
Building Safety Regulator delays prompt rethink
By Neil Merrick | 28 October 2025
Elements of building safety could be removed from the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) and returne...
HOUSING
What housing providers could get wrong under Awaab's Law
By Trevor Hampton | 09 October 2025
Trevor Hampton highlights some costly mistakes social housing providers could make under the new ...
HOUSING
Ombudsman reports improvement in housing complaints
By William Eichler | 23 September 2025
The Housing Ombudsman’s 2024-25 Annual Complaints Review reveals social landlords are starting to...
REGULATION
Tandridge hit with worst social housing rating
By Dan Peters | 17 September 2025
The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has today issued the worst C4 grading to Tandridge DC.
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- Bringing skills from the private sector into a council isn't simply a career shift
- Council workers offered 3.3% pay rise in 'full and final' deal
- Essex threatens legal action over reorganisation
- Regions facing grant cut as fiscal overhaul takes shape
- Final reorganisation decisions for four priority areas announced
Programme Director (LGR Transition)
£121k – £134k (fixed term 2 years with option to extend)
Hertfordshire is embarking on one of the most significant transformations in its public services for a generation. Apply for this job
Assistant Director People Commissioning
£99,433 to £112,411
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
Strategic Director Environment
£159,862 to £167,495
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
- Bringing skills from the private sector into a council isn't simply a career shift
- Council workers offered 3.3% pay rise in 'full and final' deal
- Essex threatens legal action over reorganisation
- Regions facing grant cut as fiscal overhaul takes shape
- Final reorganisation decisions for four priority areas announced
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