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From spreadsheets to services: How Fair Funding is starting to reach communities
SIGOMA

From spreadsheets to services: How Fair Funding is starting to reach communities

By Sally Jameson | 09 April 2026

Having worked hard to secure the Fair Funding Settlement, the responsibility now is to show clearly how it will be used on the ground, says Sally Jameson.

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Councils cutting services to pay for social care, think tank warns

By William Eichler | 08 April 2026

Councils are raiding reserves and slashing non-statutory services to keep pace with a ‘precarious...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Show us the money

By Lee Peart | 31 March 2026

Social care funding is ‘a classic for the insurance system’, and the deadline for the final Casey...

HEALTH AND CARE INTEGRATION

Care partnership set to disband

By Martin Ford | 24 March 2026

Councils in Wales have called time on a partnership pooling health and care budgets.

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...

SOCIAL CARE

Future Forum: Casey calls for public service 'coterminosity'

By Paul Marinko | 11 March 2026

Baroness Louise Casey has argued ‘coterminosity’ across public services is key for achieving real...

SOCIAL CARE

Casey urged to consider potential of LATCos for social care

By Paul Marinko | 11 March 2026

Baroness Louise Casey has been urged to look at local authority trading companies (LATCo) providi...

FINANCE

The centre must tackle the challenges still faced by counties and unitaries

By Cllr Matthew Hicks | 12 February 2026

The Government’s decision to pay the bulk of SEND deficits is a relief, but sensible decisions on...

DATA & DIGITAL

Collective working can resolve our communities' biggest issues

By Tony Clements | 11 February 2026

Tony Clements says that in order to meet the needs of citizens, councils need new methods, new wa...

FINANCE

Balancing optimism and realism in Wokingham

By Susan Parsonage | 10 February 2026

Susan Parsonage looks at how the revised financial settlement will impact local authorities such ...

LGA

This is a pivotal moment to influence the future direction of care and support

By Louise Gittins | 09 February 2026

Over the coming months, the LGA's constructive conversation and engagement responses will shape t...

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Head of Internal Communications

£59,526 - £74,040 per year

Southwark Council is strengthening how it communicates with staff and residents... Apply for this job

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Head of Change

£69,537 - £86,766 per yea

Southwark is delivering an ambitious transformation programme to improve services and deliver financial sustainability. Apply for this job

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Head of Data, Performance and Insight

£69,537 - £86,766 per year

Southwark is strengthening how it uses data, insight and performance information to support better decision-making and improve outcomes for residents. Apply for this job

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