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REORGANISATION
The needs of people rather than maps are what most deserve our attention
By Pam Parkes | 09 December 2025
Pam Parkes fears structures are being locked into reorganisation without factoring in workforce capability, leadership capacity and risks to wellbeing – and what emerges will be fundamentally flawe...
FUTURE FORUM
Future Forum North: Hold your values steady
By Dan Peters | 05 December 2025
The chair of senior officers’ group Solace has told leaders to hold their values steady amid incr...
COVID INQUIRY
After the Covid Inquiry: It's time for serious devolution
By Vijay K Luthra | 26 November 2025
Devolution is a resilience issue after the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, say Patrick Diamond and Vijay K L...
PUBLIC HEALTH
Navigating the Covid storm
By Barry Quirk | 04 November 2025
A book about how a London borough which found itself with the highest incidence of Covid-19 in th...
DIGITAL
The move to digital networks: preparing local authorities for a connected future
By Professor Sultan Mahmud | 29 October 2025
BT is working with local authorities across the UK to prepare for one of the most significant net...
FINANCE
Transformation is not a one-off project
By Iain Murray | 10 October 2025
Convenient temporary financial fixes may keep authorities afloat, but do not build the foundation...
COHESION
Time to ACT on terrorism
By Dr Amy Batley | 01 October 2025
A new counter-terrorism system – ACT for local authorities – puts the emphasis on five areas of...
LEADERSHIP
Taking a cue from the chief
By Blair McPherson | 22 September 2025
Organisations are like people and the person they are most like is the chief executive, says Blai...
FINANCE
Councils can't wait for reform
By Joanne Pitt | 22 September 2025
Drawing on assurance work by CIPFA, Joanne Pitt sets out the challenges driving the growing relia...
EMERGENCY PLANNING
All of England's LRFs to take part in pandemic exercise
By Martin Ford | 11 August 2025
All of England’s Local Resilience Forums (LRFs) will take part in a simulation exercise designed ...
COVID
Pandemic pandemonium
By Martin Ford | 31 July 2025
Exercises carried out to prepare for another potential pandemic have uncovered a litany of challe...
Assistant Director Children’s Partnerships and Sufficiency
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Assistant Director Children’s Partnerships and Sufficiency
£100,545 to £111,533 plus relocation support
North Yorkshire is England’s largest county and a beautiful, vibrant place to live and work. Apply for this job
Deputy Chief Executive – Corporate & Communities
£146,697
As Deputy Chief Executive – Corporate & Communities, you will guide cultural transition, manage competing priorities Apply for this job
Assistant Director Communications
£104,784 - £110,703pa (Inclusive)
Ealing is one of London’s most dynamic and diverse boroughs, home to vibrant towns, strong communities and major regeneration opportunities. Apply for this job
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