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Devolution's next challenge: Building capable places
DEVOLUTION

Devolution's next challenge: Building capable places

By Thomas Johnson | 07 October 2026

Thomas Johnson looks at what Greater Manchester’s experience suggests about the next stage of devolution and rewiring the state.

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Why complaints won't wait for reform

By Amerdeep Clarke | 07 October 2026

Amerdeep Clarke sets out four things councils can fix in adult social care today.

DEVOLUTION

Rewiring the state: turning central-local partnership into action

By Graeme McDonald | 06 October 2026

Graeme McDonald looks at how Whitehall and local government can turn partnership, trust and ambit...

GOVERNANCE

Local government: Rewiring behaviours will be just as important as rewiring structures

By Stephen Moir | 01 October 2026

Local government needs to rewire behaviours and standards alongside structures and systems, says ...

DEVOLUTION

Devolution must reach the councils that deliver

By Cllr Jason Perry | 29 September 2026

Devolution must give local authorities the powers, funding and accountability to deliver, says ex...

PROCUREMENT

Action plan accepted after procurement failures

By Dan Peters | 24 September 2026

Havant BC will implement an ‘enhanced programme’ of staff training and governance after officers ...

COMMUNICATIONS

Defining the 2030 council comms leadership challenge

By Andrea Newman | 23 September 2026

Future communications leaders in local government will need greater judgement, influence, resilie...

FINANCE

Local government reorganisation: Assessing the financial impact of delay

By Tracy Bingham | 17 September 2026

Tracy Bingham looks at what the council reorganisation pause means for costs, savings, affordabil...

LEADERSHIP

Local councils' three-boss problem

By Blair McPherson | 17 September 2026

Blair McPherson looks at how chief executives maintain political neutrality and organisational cl...

REORGANISATION

LGR is a governance challenge

By Aidan Rave | 09 September 2026

Reorganisation will not be judged on the organisational structures or the maps but on what it del...

SOLACE SCOTLAND

Real reform begins at home

By Pippa Milne | 09 September 2026

Ahead of this week’s Solace Scotland conference, Pippa Milne outlines why children and families s...

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Working closely with colleagues across fostering, residential, leaving care, education, health and partner agencie Apply for this job

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This is a pivotal leadership role at a defining moment for Adult Social Care in Redbridge. Apply for this job

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