Title
WHITEHALL
Government preparing academies U-turn
By Jamie Hailstone | 25 April 2016
The Government has continued to defend its policy to turn every school into an academy as it came...
WHITEHALL
Councils count the cost of forced academisation
19 April 2016
Council finance chiefs are attempting to work out the impact of forced academisation on their bus...
WHITEHALL
Minister opens door to MATs
By Jamie Hailstone | 12 April 2016
Schools minister Nick Gibb has said he would support the idea of some local authorities launching...
DCLG
'Don't let slow pace of devo deter transformation'
By Dan Peters | 12 April 2016
Slow progress with devolution should not stop the march of public service transformation, an impr...
FINANCE
LGA seeks rates distribution deal
By Dan Peters | 15 March 2016
The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for an exploration of sub-national distribution...
FINANCE
'Stern warnings' issued over NHB funding
By Tom Bridge | 08 March 2016
Conservative local government leaders have issued stern financial warnings over reforms to the Ne...
FINANCE
Building new foundations
By Cllr Paul Carter | 08 March 2016
With the Government’s New Homes Bonus (NHB) consultation closing today, District Councils’ Networ...
FINANCE
Cameron told of 'giant disconnect' between Whitehall and councils
By Dan Peters | 07 March 2016
The ‘giant disconnect’ between central and local government has been criticised by a senior finan...
WHITEHALL
Clark settles sector nerves
By Heather Jameson | 10 February 2016
Communities secretary pledges substantial finance settlement cash after MPs and councils join for...
FINANCE
Clark's on the money but we're not safe yet
By Heather Jameson | 10 February 2016
Greg Clark may have cushioned the impact of the local government finance settlement with some ex...
Executive Director of Transport
£128,216 – £156,241
Getting Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Moving Apply for this job
Assistant Director – Children and Families
£80,995 - £86,757
Our promise to Sheffield’s children and young people is that Sheffield will be a place where they belong, Apply for this job
Assistant Director of City Transport
£ to match our ambition
You’ll keep abreast of emerging approaches and best practice Apply for this job
- Council backlash over asylum reforms
- EXCLUSIVE: LGA reduces transparency of key meeting
- Local government leaders must connect the council financial crisis to lived experience
- Casey urged to consider potential of LATCos for social care
- Exclusive: Councils must be made an equal partner in designing a national care system, says Casey
Executive Director of Transport
£128,216 – £156,241
Getting Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Moving Apply for this job
Assistant Director – Children and Families
£80,995 - £86,757
Our promise to Sheffield’s children and young people is that Sheffield will be a place where they belong, Apply for this job
Assistant Director of City Transport
£ to match our ambition
You’ll keep abreast of emerging approaches and best practice Apply for this job
- Council backlash over asylum reforms
- EXCLUSIVE: LGA reduces transparency of key meeting
- Local government leaders must connect the council financial crisis to lived experience
- Casey urged to consider potential of LATCos for social care
- Exclusive: Councils must be made an equal partner in designing a national care system, says Casey
©2026 Hemming Group Limited. Registered in England and Wales. Registered No: 490200. VAT number GB342 023 408
