Transformation

By Rob Barlow | 20 October 2021

The South & East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership was formally signed off this summer. It will b...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Devolution is my 'unfinished business'

By Heather Jameson | 06 October 2021

Pat Ritchie is leaving her role as chief executive of Newcastle City Council after more than eigh...

FINANCE

Watchdog criticises council's slow pace of improvement

By Martin Ford | 04 October 2021

Audit Scotland found South Ayrshire Council had ‘made limited progress on key aspects of Best Val...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Building forward in local government

By Pauline Yau | 30 September 2021

Failure by the Government to recognise the great strides councils have made harnessing the positi...

DIGITAL

Future Forum: Call to replace transactional with relational

By Martin Ford | 29 September 2021

A forthcoming report by the Demos think-tank advocates moving from ‘transactional’ to ‘relational...

Transforming services through COVID

By Jim Leivers | 29 September 2021

Keeping children’s services going through a pandemic was hard enough, but St Helens MBC has embar...

HEALTH

Row holds up Better Care Fund plan

By Chris Mahony | 27 September 2021

A multi-million pound dispute means Cornwall Council and the NHS Kernow care commissioning group ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Another route to reform?

By Paul Abraham | 19 September 2021

Dealing with multiple emergencies, and a funding crisis with nothing but challenging times ahead,...

HEALTH

'No evidence' integration improves healthcare

By Martin Ford | 03 September 2021

New analysis of health and care integration pilots has questioned the benefits they bring about.

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

SEND children being left behind by council

By Naomi Larsson | 31 August 2021

Children with special educational needs are being left behind by council services across Bournemo...

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