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PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM

Peering into the future of Total Place

By Ann McGauran | 24 March 2026

National policymakers and local system leaders gathered at a convention to look at how place-base...

FINANCE

Counting the cost of rectifying exceptional financial support to councils

By David Blackman | 19 March 2026

The scale of the problems exceptional financial support is intended to tackle highlights the need...

PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM

Government announces five pooled budgets pilots

By Ann McGauran | 17 March 2026

The Government has today announced details of pilots to test pooled budgets in five areas, ahead ...

SEND

Croydon pledge after SEND overspend

By Joe Lepper | 16 March 2026

Croydon LBC has pledged to tackle a raft of problems highlighted in a review into its £16.7m over...

SIGOMA

OBR warns pressures on council finances remain

By Sir Stephen Houghton | 13 March 2026

While the Local Government Finance Settlement represents a welcome step towards fixing local auth...

FINANCE

LGR presents a great opportunity for public service reform

By By Rob Powell | 12 March 2026

Rob Powell says progress on SEND deficits is welcome, but pressures persist in adult social care,...

TRANSFORMATION

How to tackle the challenges of 2026

By Paul Marinko | 11 March 2026

Local government has entered a time of unprecedented change despite continuing to face particular...

FINANCE

Local government leaders must connect the council financial crisis to lived experience

By Ben Page | 10 March 2026

The Government's partial write-off of SEND deficits is welcome, but it does not fix underlying pr...

POLITICS

Pushing for localism

By Heather Jameson | 10 March 2026

Ahead of the Liberal Democrat’s spring conference, Heather Jameson talks to their local governmen...

SEND

SEND reforms fail to account for transport costs, say MPs

By Lee Peart | 06 March 2026

Government special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reforms fail to take account of burg...

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frederica-diamanta

Chief Executive

circa £240,000

The Royal Borough of Greenwich is synonymous with iconic London landmarks Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Executive Director Finance and Resources

£168,135 to £230,985

Westminster City Council is no ordinary local authority. Apply for this job

Westminster City Council

Assistant Director – Regulatory Services

£71,202 - £77,495 per annum - plus benefits package

Derbyshire is a county of proud communities, beautiful landscapes and ambitious growth. Apply for this job

Derbyshire County Council

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