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Moving closer to provision everywhere that genuinely prevents child poverty
POVERTY

Moving closer to provision everywhere that genuinely prevents child poverty

By Jon Rowney | 18 December 2025

Jon Rowney says that while the difference the Budget will make in terms of scrapping the two-child limit from April is to be celebrated, there can be no room for complacency on dealing with levels ...

SERVICE DELIVERY

Designing public services that work

By Ravi Gurumurthy | 16 December 2025

Increasing take-up and participation is not always easy, but progress can often be made quickly, ...

PROCUREMENT

Creating winning Partnerships with the sector

By Heather Jameson | 04 December 2025

Introducing Assure3C, a new structured process for strategically managing service contracts.

PROCUREMENT

Good Contract Management: The Foundation for Economic Growth and Value

By Rekha Thawrani | 04 December 2025

Good contract management is fundamental to place-shaping, enabling local authorities to deliver t...

REORGANISATION

Reorganisation threat to district services

By Neil Merrick | 23 September 2025

Services provided by district councils must not become an early casualty of local government reor...

REORGANISATION

Future Forum Midlands: Reorganisation should prize services over structures

By Martin Ford | 11 September 2025

Councils preparing for reorganisation have been urged to focus on delivering better services for ...

POLITICS

Total Place: The next generation

By Heather Jameson | 09 July 2025

The Government is exploring how it can build on the legacy of Total Place by testing the pooling ...

LGA CONFERENCE

Central and local government will transform the country for the better

By Georgia Gould | 03 July 2025

Writing in the week of the LGA Conference, Jim McMahon and Georgia Gould say this government was ...

FINANCE

Relieving the pressure on public finances

By Piali Das Gupta | 03 July 2025

Local government must be properly resourced for any new duties it is tasked with, writes Piali Da...

SERVICE DELIVERY

Forging the future

By Martin Ford | 25 June 2025

With the sector in crisis and the need for radical change, fundamental questions are being asked ...

WHITEHALL

Helping folk stay afloat

By Chris Naylor | 25 June 2024

Chris Naylor says his intuitively simple vision is for a neighbourhood-based preventative state –...

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Strategic Director of Community Services

Grade 20, from £120,536 to £129,500 per annum

As a forward-thinking local authority, we put people first and champion innovation, collaboration, and excellence in everything we do. Apply for this job

Isle of Wight Council

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Are you ready to lead transformational change for children and young people in Sheffield? Apply for this job

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£90,346 - £100,973

North West Leicestershire is a district on the move – we are ambitious, connected, and ready for the future. Apply for this job

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