Title

Profit cap on children's placement providers 'won't be worth the paper it's written on'
NCASC

Profit cap on children's placement providers 'won't be worth the paper it's written on'

By Ann McGauran | 27 November 2025

Any profit cap on providers of children’s placements in England ‘won’t be worth the paper it’s written on’, a social care chief has warned.

NCASC

Counting care costs

By Ann McGauran | 27 November 2025

Councils continue to face steep rises in the cost of care in both children and adult services. As...

COHESION

Standing firm in the fight for hope

By Aneeka Muneer | 27 November 2025

Aneeka Muneer says that with community tensions growing, the Law Society’s new framework will be ...

COUNCIL TAX

A Budget eye on council tax

By Paul Marinko | 19 November 2025

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering council tax reform in her upcoming Budget – a move that c...

AUTUMN BUDGET

EXCLUSIVE: Budget should fund further devo, says finance expert

By Ann McGauran | 19 November 2025

Next week’s Budget should be used to fund further waves of devolution and to create a commission ...

INVESTMENT

Riding the investment wave

By Joe Fyans | 22 October 2025

Joe Fyans explores how councils can seize investment opportunities and manage risks as they tap i...

REORGANISATION

SOLACE: Reorganisation work must start now

By Martin Ford | 17 October 2025

Councils have been urged to begin to ‘boring but practical' work on Local Government Reorganisati...

PRODUCTIVITY

How productive is local government – and are there any savings left?

By Jeremy Cooper | 15 October 2025

As the sector awaits the launch of the Local Government Outcomes Framework, how ready is local go...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Experts' warning over Exceptional Financial Support

By Dan Peters | 07 October 2025

Council finance experts have urged the Government to ensure that Exceptional Financial Support (E...

PAY

Levelling the paying field

By Martin Ford | 17 September 2025

With a host of newly-minted unitaries set to spring up around England in the coming months and ye...

FINANCE

Caution urged on fair funding flexibilities

By Martin Ford | 16 September 2025

Experts have urged caution after Whitehall officials are understood to have privately mooted allo...

frederica-diamanta

Executive Director of Place

£159,840 - £186,282

We are now seeking a new Executive Director of Inclusive Growth & Place to lead this bold agenda Apply for this job

Hounslow London Borough Council

Head of Facilities Management

£89,037 - £92,538

Our borough is beginning a huge transformation. With ambitious regeneration plans, a need for new infrastructure, Apply for this job

Redbridge London Borough Council

Head of Community Protection, Licensing and Regulatory Services

£competitive

This is your chance to be part of a new management team with a mandate for change and a shared sense of purpose. Apply for this job

Redbridge London Borough Council

See More Jobs
frederica-diamanta

Executive Director of Place

£159,840 - £186,282

We are now seeking a new Executive Director of Inclusive Growth & Place to lead this bold agenda Apply for this job

Hounslow London Borough Council

Head of Facilities Management

£89,037 - £92,538

Our borough is beginning a huge transformation. With ambitious regeneration plans, a need for new infrastructure, Apply for this job

Redbridge London Borough Council

Head of Community Protection, Licensing and Regulatory Services

£competitive

This is your chance to be part of a new management team with a mandate for change and a shared sense of purpose. Apply for this job

Redbridge London Borough Council

See More Jobs