Author Profile

Martin Ford

Martin Ford

Articles by Martin Ford

FINANCE

Up to 100 jobs to be cut at Southampton

By Martin Ford | 23 October 2024

Southampton City Council has said 67 to 99 redundancies are expected to be made in the next two y...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Clarity and resources needed for local growth plans

By Martin Ford | 23 October 2024

Local growth plans will fail to have an impact without clarity, powers and funding from central g...

SEND

Putting the children first

By Martin Ford | 23 October 2024

As part of the National Audit Office (NAO)’s study into Governmental support for children with sp...

INTERVENTION

Intervention at Slough set to be extended

By Martin Ford | 22 October 2024

Slough Council is facing an extension to Government intervention due to ‘volatility’ in its finan...

PLANNING

Empower councils to unlock planning

By Martin Ford | 21 October 2024

More powers and resources for local government could help create a more consensual and effective ...

PEOPLE

Solace announces president and chair

By Martin Ford | 18 October 2024

Robin Tuddenham and Kath O’Dwyer have been announced as the next president and chair of Solace.

RECRUITMENT

Workforce crisis requires 'urgent' action

By Martin Ford | 17 October 2024

Action to tackle the workforce crisis in council finance teams is now ‘urgent’, a report has conc...

COMMUNITIES

Call for focus on 'doubly disadvantaged' neighbourhoods

By Martin Ford | 17 October 2024

More focus is required on England’s most deprived communities, according to research published to...

REGENERATION

Councils receive £68m brownfield funding

By Martin Ford | 16 October 2024

The Government has announced 54 councils will receive a share of £68m from the Brownfield Land Re...

HOUSING

Council landlords struggle with damp and mould

By Martin Ford | 16 October 2024

Seven councils have been named in a housing watchdog’s report on severe maladministration in damp...

MOSt READ news

View all News
  1. Deal reached after mayor launched legal case against own council
  2. Mansfield names next chief executive
  3. How local government reform might play out and how to prepare
  4. Reorganisation is necessary for ambitious devolution in counties
  5. Rayner to launch public sector rewire White Paper
footer-logo

©2024 Hemming Group Limited. Registered in England and Wales. Registered No: 490200. VAT number GB342 023 408