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Three ways to help opposition councillors play their role effectively
By Piali Das Gupta | 27 May 2026
The importance of opposition councillors should not be underestimated, writes Piali Das Gupta. Here, she sets out how officers can help those new to the role.
Stay the course on a Total Place race
By Anna Randle | 26 May 2026
It’s time to seize the opportunity of Total Place 2.0 to help bring about the public services we want and need today, says Anna Randle.
Exclusive: Rural and urban council funding 'more or less' the same
By Ann McGauran | 26 May 2026
Funding levels will be broadly the same for urban and rural councils under the Government’s fair funding reforms, according to exclusive analysis from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) think-tank.
Councils demand full cost recovery for planning fees
By Martin Ford | 27 May 2026
Proposals to increase planning application fees do not go far enough, the Government has been war...
LGPS employers benefit from contribution rate drop
By Dan Peters | 27 May 2026
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) employers are benefiting from an easing in their contribut...
Exclusive: Reorganisation 'heaps further pressure' on children's leadership
By Ann McGauran | 27 May 2026
Local government reorganisation (LGR) heaps further pressure on the supply of ‘a scarce group of ...
Exclusive: Rural and urban council funding 'more or less' the same
By Ann McGauran | 26 May 2026
Funding levels will be broadly the same for urban and rural councils under the Government’s fair ...
Regional Care Co-operatives to be expanded
By Martin Ford | 26 May 2026
Regional Care Co-operatives are to be bolstered as part of an ‘implementation plan’ for children’...
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Registered Manager - Children's Home - WMF2945e
£51,356 - £52,413 (plus an additional market factor supplement of £7,842)
Are you looking for a role that offers more than just career progression? Apply for this job
Director of Quality and Safeguarding
£100,731 - £104,625
Trafford is a borough with ambition at its heart. Apply for this job
Senior Lawyer (Housing)
£55,296 - £60,286 per annum
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Lawyer (Housing) to join us! Apply for this job
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Fair Funding: Have rural councils in England really lost out?
'When it comes to spending power, urban councils will soar ahead of rural councils by 2028-29, according to LGA figures. But exclusive Institute for Fiscal Studies’ analysis has found funding will be broadly the same across rural and suburban areas. Gabriel Stewart reports.'
26 May 2026
Looking out for the local
'Helping the Local Councils Network’s members and officers to manage the disruption of moving to a unitary is the biggest challenge ahead, says Jonathan Stephenson. Paul Marinko reports.'
By Paul Marinko | 27 May 2026
Getting ready for 'game-changer' Cyber Security Act: Five steps for councils
By Peter Jones | 26 May 2026
Peter Jones identifies key steps for boards to deliver their action plans and enhanced security p...
Local government is already delivering national systems and it's time we recognised it
By Anthony Baldrick | 26 May 2026
National policy may set the framework, but it is local government that makes complex systems work...
Using the 'evidence pie' for better local government decision-making
By Amy Lloyd | 21 May 2026
The Evidence Pie provides a clear and adaptable model to help embed evidence-informed decision-ma...
MHCLG's questions about structural change orders threaten relationships in Gloucestershire
By Kathy O'Leary | 27 May 2026
Kathy O'Leary says the strong relationships between the seven councils in Gloucestershire will be...
Looking out for the local
By Paul Marinko | 27 May 2026
Helping the Local Councils Network’s members and officers to manage the disruption of moving to a...
Children's services: Navigating the challenge of LGR
By Emmet Regan | 27 May 2026
Emmet Regan says that as the next stages of local government reorganisation get underway, the ro...
Exclusive: Reorganisation 'heaps further pressure' on children's leadership
By Ann McGauran | 27 May 2026
Local government reorganisation (LGR) heaps further pressure on the supply of ‘a scarce group of ...
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