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ELECTIONS
Preparing for a new dawn after the local elections
By Piali Das Gupta | 03 February 2026
Piali Das Gupta looks at the challenges of a change of political control for a council.
DATA
Turning unstructured data into confident compliance
By Kylie Allen | 09 December 2025
Kylie Allen of Global SaaS provider TechnologyOne says that in a world where transparency and tru...
AI
Should citizens trust government AI without transparency?
By Ray Eitel-Porter | 05 December 2025
Ray Eitel-Porter says the UK Government is right to see AI as a driver of public service transfor...
LEGISLATION
The Hillsborough Law: Four things to know and start preparing for
By Ridwan Omar | 02 December 2025
The Public Office (Accountability) Bill, often referred to as the Hillsborough Law, was recently ...
GOVERNANCE
A bite-sized approach to FOI
By Deborah Clark | 07 May 2025
Deborah Clark outlines the latest tools aimed at cutting the inappropriate use of exemptions in F...
PROCUREMENT
The Procurement Act: Getting the basics right
By Louise Bennett | 23 September 2024
With procurement reform on the way, it has never been more important for local authorities to exa...
FINANCE
Could the beating stick be used to point out councils' efficiencies?
By Heather Jameson | 15 May 2024
While local government focuses on the stick used to beat it, where is the carrot?, asks Heather J...
FINANCE
Transparency calls over monitoring officer departure
By Dan Peters | 08 April 2024
Salford City Council’s opposition leader has called for transparency over a settlement agreement ...
WHITEHALL
Support for Zane's Law gathers momentum
By Mark Conrad | 02 April 2024
Two more councils have backed calls for greater transparency over contaminated land and waters fo...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Chiefs back ethnicity pay gap reporting
By Dan Peters | 12 February 2024
Council chiefs have backed proposals that would place a duty on local authorities to collect data...
PLANNING
A Bill to drive innovation and local accountability
By Rebecca Gilbert | 12 October 2023
With the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill going through its final parliamentary stages, Tiffany...
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Director of Social Work and Social Care
£100,731 to £104,625
You will join a values-driven senior leadership team, providing visible and responsive leadership. Apply for this job
Housing Ombudsman
£130,095 per annum, negotiable based on experience.
The Housing Ombudsman Service allows colleagues to choose if they wish to work in the London office, from home or a hybrid of the two Apply for this job
HR Change Lead
Band I SCP 44-47 (£55,609 - £59,027 per annum)
Eager to help us write the next chapter in Sandwell’s story of transformation? Apply for this job
- Report calls for slashing of London boroughs
- London needs fewer councils as part of a broader governance reset in the capital
- Peers move to limit ministerial powers over elections
- District councils propose council tax freeze
- Political convenience is no justification for unconstitutional local election tinkering
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