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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...
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 ...
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- April 2029 vesting day for all areas as ministers recommit to reorganisation
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Head of Employment Policy and Practice
£84,459-£92,332
Shaping the future of employment practice in one of London's most ambitious councils Apply for this job
Head of Internal Audit, Anti-Fraud & Risk
£84,459-£92,332
Providing assurance, protecting public resources and strengthening resilience Apply for this job
Director of Compliance
£111,248
Strengthening governance, assurance and organisational confidence Apply for this job
- April 2029 vesting day for all areas as ministers recommit to reorganisation
- Budget 2026: High streets to benefit from greater business rates relief
- Budget 2026: Fiscal Devolution Roadmap published and new mayors announced
- Budget 2026: Healey's first Budget delivers fiscal devo vision
- Budget 2026: 'Further £430m' to tackle rough sleeping
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