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BUSINESS
Give councils the core role in local public accounts committees
By Mo Baines | 25 January 2023
If the aims of the Public Procurement Bill are to become a reality, isn't it time to give local ...
PARTNERSHIPS
Maintaining momentum on social value
By Alison Ramsey | 10 October 2022
Collaboration between public and private sector will be key if we are to maintain progress on soc...
LEISURE
It's payback time Dudley style
By Shaun Keasey | 24 August 2022
Shaun Keasey outlines how Dudley MBC is getting community payback following the introduction of ...
BUSINESS
How to be sure when you procure
By David Bemrose | 08 August 2022
David Bemrose highlights the key aspects of the Crown Commercial Service’s new Contract Managemen...
BUSINESS
Social value can unlock billions to help communities flourish
By Professor Chris White | 25 May 2022
A new report from Social Enterprise UK has highlighted a huge opportunity to realise £56bn a year...
LOCALIS
Consistent craving
By Jonathan Werran | 05 April 2022
Ministerial decisions to upend long-term policy commitments are the enemy of local economic plann...
LEGISLATION
Now's not the time for the UK to roll back on social value
31 March 2022
It is too early to follow minister Jacob Rees-Mogg’s suggestion of rolling back the focus on soci...
THIRD SECTOR
Social value must not be a tick box exercise
By Mo Baines | 08 March 2022
Mo Baines says councils should not simply apply the principles of the Social Value Act to outsour...
BUSINESS
We are only at the foothills of what social value can achieve
By Professor Chris White | 08 March 2022
Chris White was the driving force behind the Social Value Act. Ten years on, he reflects on its o...
ENVIRONMENT
Leading the way in the recycling revolution
By Kristy Spindler – Project Director, Local Partnerships | 26 January 2022
The local government sector has bold ambitions for linking the circular economy and net zero, say...
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You will oversee the LGR Programme Plan, monitor milestones and risks, provide clear reporting Apply for this job
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- 'Hard to see' what underpins LGR other than politics, says Reform
- Labour Together says 'big bang' package repairs the contract between councils and residents
- LGPS performing well, pension advisers say
- Sector mourns loss of 'giant of English devolution'
- Conservatives pledge ban on council four-day work weeks
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