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PROCUREMENT
Procurement should be judged by outcomes, not process
By John Simons | 28 September 2026
Effective procurement frameworks should help councils turn ambitious plans into deliverable outcomes, says John Simons.
POLICY AND POLITICS
LCN call for ideas
By Dan Peters | 16 September 2026
The Local Councils Network (LCN) has called for ‘practical, evidence-based’ proposals to present ...
HOUSING
Councils risk becoming housing enforcement 'paper tiger'
By Martin Ford | 09 July 2026
English councils are at risk of becoming a ‘paper tiger’ in enforcing housing standards, the Gove...
HOUSING
Portsmouth loses HMO legal battle
By Martin Ford | 07 July 2026
Portsmouth City Council has lost a legal case over its licensing scheme for houses in multiple oc...
HEALTH
Local government is already delivering national systems and it's time we recognised it
By Anthony Baldock | 26 May 2026
National policy may set the framework, but it is local government that makes complex systems work...
CIPFA
CIPFA postpones members' merger vote
By Dan Peters | 07 May 2026
The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) has been forced to postpone a v...
HOUSING
Councils getting worse housing grades
By Neil Merrick | 01 May 2026
Councils are receiving the vast majority of lower grades awarded to social landlords for housing ...
HOUSING
Lessons from consumer regulation
By Catherine Little | 23 April 2026
Catherine Little looks at what can be gleaned from the Regulator of Social Housing’s inspections ...
HOUSING
Basildon hit with lowest possible social housing grade
By William Eichler | 15 April 2026
Basildon BC has been awarded the lowest possible social housing grade after an inspection uncover...
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 revi...
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...
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