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FINANCE
Hollowed out local government sets off a downward spiral
By Mo Baines | 22 January 2024
'It is time to move the debate on from platitudes and tinkering with year-to-year budgets to the ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Preventing construction industry suicides
By Stephen Young | 22 January 2024
The public sector is failing in its role in tackling mental health in the construction industry, ...
DIGITAL
Radical overhaul required to drag us into the 21st century
By Heather Jameson | 17 January 2024
From central government and the NHS, to police, prisons and local government: the ‘state of the s...
HEALTH
Is leisure now a liability or an opportunity to support healthier communities?
17 January 2024
The three key challenges being faced by council leisure services can be addressed positively to p...
FINANCE
Bristol in £25m contract with scandal-hit IT firm
By Paul Marinko | 11 January 2024
Bristol City Council has been revealed to have an IT contract worth £25m with scandal-hit firm Fu...
LEGISLATION
How CCS is preparing for the new Procurement Act
10 January 2024
A look at how Crown Commercial Service is preparing for the Procurement Act 2023.
WHITEHALL
Councils demand control over asylum contracting
By EXCLUSIVE by Mark Conrad | 06 December 2023
The Home Office has defended its asylum contracting amid calls to devolve management or oversight...
PUBLIC HEALTH
Damning reality of asylum
By EXCLUSIVE by Mark Conrad | 05 December 2023
Shocking public health report by Hounslow LBC exposes bleak conditions as councils urge Home Offi...
WHITEHALL
MPs in waste clarity call
By Mark Conrad | 01 December 2023
England’s town halls cannot prepare for forthcoming waste reforms – including procurement - until...
LEISURE
Can outsourced leisure centres benefit from the VAT ruling?
By Scott Dorling | 28 November 2023
HMRC has revised its treatment of VAT on in house leisure services. Scott Dorling and Julian Jarr...
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An ambitious, innovative council where Adult Social Care is central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Education & Skills
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, high-performing council where education, inclusion and skills are central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Prosperity and Investment
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious council delivering growth, regeneration and investment at scale. Apply for this job
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