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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...
HOUSING
How the North-East is leading the way in innovative affordable housing delivery
By Craig Smailes | 17 December 2021
A leaseback funding model with Kajima is helping Newcastle City Council avoid large upfront capit...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Pop a local present under the tree this Christmas
By Kathy O’Leary | 08 December 2021
With just 15 shopping days left until Christmas, Kathy O'Leary says her council has been asking r...
BUSINESS
Buying benefits for communities
By Tom Lloyd Goodwin | 07 December 2021
Associate director of CLES Tom Lloyd Goodwin looks at how the quest for social value is being app...
CLIMATE CHANGE
Creating true value
By Jonathan Werran | 07 December 2021
Local government must mark a decade of social value with purpose driven procurement, writes chief...
CLIMATE CHANGE
The Paralympics and public procurement for the public good
By Patrick Thomson | 06 September 2021
We need to make sure the principles that drove big set piece investments such as London 2012 are ...
BUSINESS
Long live commissioning
By Benjamin Taylor | 10 August 2021
Benjamin Taylor says examples of how commissioning is being used show how important it is to move...
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Director of Planning and Building Control
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Our new director will play a key role at the heart of the Council’s ambitious agenda for place‐based growth and regeneration. Apply for this job
Assistant Director, Strategic Property
circa £120,000
This exciting property leadership role combines commercial, civic, and heritage asset management Apply for this job
Chief Executive
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We embrace the opportunities presented by reorganisation and devolution across the region. Apply for this job
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