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PREVENTION
Ashley's legacy of change
By James Duncan | 12 November 2026
Inspired by a conversation between the mother of Ashley Dale – a council employee murdered in her home – and the local authority, Knowsley’s programme Be the Change empowers women and young people ...
SIGOMA
Local authorities: Cash and care must go hand-in-hand
By Chris Cooke | 12 November 2026
Chris Cooke says greater local freedom must be matched by a sustainable approach to funding essen...
RECRUITMENT
Who will lead reform while services keep running?
By Ryan Miller | 12 November 2026
Ryan Miller argues that reform will succeed or fail on the depth of leadership below the director...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
EXCLUSIVE: Too few adult social care directors for new unitaries, ADASS warns
By Neil Merrick | 11 November 2026
There may not be enough directors of adult social services to lead all the unitary councils being...
NCASC
Local government reorganisation is no silver bullet for councils or social care
By Nick Presmeg | 11 November 2026
As delegates head to the National Children and Adult Services conference, Nick Presmeg looks at h...
PEOPLE
North Yorkshire Council names next chief executive
By Martin Ford | 10 November 2026
Gateshead MBC chief executive Dale Owens is to leave the authority to join North Yorkshire Council.
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Embattled Basildon pauses chief executive search
By Dan Peters | 10 November 2026
Troubled Basildon Council has paused its search for a permanent chief executive after two candida...
WORKFORCE
Time to embrace neurodiversity in the workplace
By Matt Selwyn-Smith | 05 November 2026
A gap remains between awareness and effective implementation of support for neurodiverse employee...
RECRUITMENT
How HR can embrace the opportunities of AI
By Jason Wheatley | 05 November 2026
From AI adoption to workforce redesign, Jason Wheatley discusses the challenges ahead for the HR ...
PEOPLE
District appoints interim chief executive
By Martin Ford | 05 November 2026
Councillors at Lichfield DC have voted to appoint Kerry Dove as interim chief executive.
HR
A critical role for HR
By Michael Burton | 05 November 2026
While local government reorganisation (LGR) in England is in flux, in Scotland the government rec...
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