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SOCIAL CARE
How do we make a success of a National Care Service?
By William Burns | 11 March 2026
England, Scotland and Wales are at different stages of their journey towards a National Care Serv...
FINANCE
Local government leaders must connect the council financial crisis to lived experience
By Ben Page | 10 March 2026
The Government's partial write-off of SEND deficits is welcome, but it does not fix underlying pr...
PROCUREMENT
Special deliveries
By Sarah Longlands | 10 March 2026
Financial models of service delivery have been overlooked for too long, writes Sarah Longlands.
PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM
Total Place and financial flexibility is back on the agenda
By Anna Randle | 10 March 2026
Ahead of New Local’s convention on place-based budgeting next week, Anna Randle says that if the...
REORGANISATION
A spirit of collaboration will ensure the success of LGR in Hampshire
By Gill Kneller | 09 March 2026
Gill Kneller says that from the outside, reorganisation can sometimes look like a competition, 'y...
REORGANISATION
Reorganisation is not reform
By Andy Begley | 09 March 2026
Reflecting on reorganisation, Andrew Begley says before a map is redrawn or another structure cha...
REORGANISATION
LGR: Could new area committees bring power closer to communities?
By Sue Bearman | 09 March 2026
Claire Ward and Sue Bearman say LGR offers a real chance to enhance a sense of place. But they ad...
IPPR NORTH
Devolution must be felt tangibly by communities
By Zoe Billingham | 05 March 2026
Government and local authorities should use the ongoing process of reorganisation to revive democ...
ADCS
Why we must respond to online risks
By Rachael Wardell | 05 March 2026
Adults, practitioners, parents and policy-makers must engage actively with the challenges and ris...
FINANCE
Reset or risk for SEND?
By William Burns | 05 March 2026
The Government’s long-awaited White Paper on major reforms to England’s SEND system is committed ...
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