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TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION

Reducing reliance on temporary housing

By Naisha Polaine | 26 March 2026

Councils are still placing record numbers into short-term housing, but local authorities like Bar...

PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM

Peering into the future of Total Place

By Ann McGauran | 24 March 2026

National policymakers and local system leaders gathered at a convention to look at how place-base...

FINANCE

Counting the cost of rectifying exceptional financial support to councils

By David Blackman | 19 March 2026

The scale of the problems exceptional financial support is intended to tackle highlights the need...

DATA & DIGITAL

Rising to the cyber defence challenge

By Martin Ford | 12 March 2026

The landscape of cyber defence for local government has been undergoing an evolution. Martin Ford...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Membership manoeuvres

By Paul Marinko | 11 March 2026

How are the groups representing councils positioning themselves to secure members as the pace of ...

POLITICS

After the elections: Crafting a new council

By Martin Ford | 04 March 2026

With councils bracing for the upheaval of political change in May’s local elections, Martin Ford ...

DEVOLUTION

A pivotal moment for mayors

By Ann McGauran | 25 February 2026

The recent devolution Bill and the Government’s consultation on visitor levies are seen as positi...

REGENERATION

Neighbourhood watch

By David Blackman | 20 February 2026

With the UK’s Shared Prosperity Fund expiring imminently, the launch of the Pride in Place progra...

DEVOLUTION

A close look at Far East governance

By Dan Peters | 19 February 2026

Japan’s city mayors are pushing to become independent of the main regional level of government, w...

FINANCE

Local government finance settlement leaves sector divided

By Martin Ford | 17 February 2026

The most controversial local government finance settlement for years has divided the sector. Mart...

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Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent Councils

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Educational Psychologist

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Neighbourhood Operations

£68,268 - £72,640

This is a deliberate, innovative approach to collaboration, designed to unlock scale, capability and influence Apply for this job

Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent Councils

Director of Commissioning, Procurement & Contract Management

£99k - £103k

When you’re spending ten figures a year, you need to be way beyond just asking ‘how many, and how much? Apply for this job

Sheffield City Council

Educational Psychologist

£49,215 - £65,423

This is an exciting time within North Yorkshire Council’s Educational Psychology service. Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

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