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Fresh equal pay warning
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Fresh equal pay warning

By Dan Peters | 30 October 2026

Councils could face a fresh wave of equal pay litigation under Whitehall reforms as HR cuts make it harder for councils to defend claims.

REORGANISATION

April 2029 vesting day for all areas as ministers recommit to reorganisation

By Dan Peters | 29 October 2026

Ministers have insisted Whitehall is ‘committed to seeing local government reorganisation through...

FINANCE

Council funding: Priorities for devolution and financial sustainability

By Tracy Bingham | 29 October 2026

Councils need fairer funding, greater fiscal powers and long-term certainty to deliver sustainabl...

FUNDING

New research supports a credible alternative to PWLB borrowing

By Karl Harder | 29 October 2026

Citizen lending can help councils to save money while deepening engagement, writes Karl Harder.

AUTUMN BUDGET

Budget 2026: Chancellor confirms £285m Good Growth funding

By William Eichler | 28 October 2026

Mayors and local leaders will receive £285m of Good Growth funding and will have new borrowing po...

FISCAL DEVOLUTION

Budget 2026: Fiscal Devolution Roadmap published and new mayors announced

By Martin Ford | 28 October 2026

A raft of new mayors and long-awaited ‘fiscal devolution roadmap’ have been announced by the Gove...

BUDGETS

Budget 2026: Healey's first Budget delivers fiscal devo vision

By Heather Jameson | 28 October 2026

Chancellor John Healey has launched his first Budget, promising to ease pressure on families and ...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

A national care promise needs a local delivery guarantee

By Paul Burstow | 27 October 2026

A National Care Service needs sustainable funding, clear accountability and local capacity to del...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Councils must be 'convenors' on rough sleeping, says LGA chair after No10 summit

By Neil Merrick | 27 October 2026

The chair of the Local Government Association has called on councils to act as ‘convenors’ after ...

EMPLOYMENT

Cornwall silent on exit payments after chief executive and finance boss quit

By Neil Merrick | 27 October 2026

A council that lost its chief executive and chief finance officer within a month has refused to r...

AUTUMN BUDGET

Local government seeks SEND deficit clarity ahead of Budget

By Martin Ford | 22 October 2026

Local government has called for clarity on deficits arising from special educational needs and di...

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Digital, Data and Technology

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Shape the future of a digitally enabled borough Apply for this job

Tower Hamlets London Borough Council

Director of Adult Social Care Commissioning

£130,000 per annum

Transforming outcomes through integrated commissioning Apply for this job

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Leading innovative, strengths-based social care that enables residents to live fulfilling and independent lives Apply for this job

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