Analysis - Page 12

By Ann McGauran | 11 December 2023

Funding and asylum policy are just two of the themes that have bookended an eventful year in loca...

TRANSFORMATION

AI's tipping point

By Ann McGauran | 04 December 2023

How will artificial intelligence change local government and the lives of residents – and can the...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

No quick fix as challenges grow

By Ann McGauran | 04 December 2023

Ann McGauran reflects on last week’s NCAS conference, where the general mood was of determination...

PLANNING

Progressive planning frontiers

By Sean Benstead | 27 November 2023

The origins of the English planning system can be traced to an increased awareness of the role of...

WHITEHALL

Innovation keeps the wheels on social care

By Paul Marinko | 27 November 2023

With no prospects of long-term funding solutions, social care teams are having to focus on creati...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

Public services out in the cold

By Michael Burton | 27 November 2023

There was little joy for under-pressure public sector budgets including local government from las...

AUTUMN STATEMENT

Fulfilling a crucial role for children

By Ann McGauran | 27 November 2023

As directors of children’s services prepare to attend the National Children and Adult Services Co...

CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC FINANCE AND ACCOUNTANCY

Peer reviews: The heat is on

20 November 2023

Is corporate peer review a robust enough way to predict the risks of a future section 114 or is i...

AUDIT

Moving in to pick up the pieces

By Heather Jameson | 15 November 2023

Gavin Jones talks to Heather Jameson about the work that goes into sorting out the aftermath of a...

DEVOLUTION

Keeping the faith

By Heather Jameson | 15 November 2023

As local government battles with budgets and rising demand, Heather Jameson spoke to Leeds City C...

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