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Taking back control
LOCAL ECONOMIES

Taking back control

By Sarah Longlands | 01 July 2026

Is Burnham’s vision of the productive state a licence for local government to take back control, asks Sarah Longlands.

REORGANISATION

Local government reorganisation: What councils must get right

By Elliott Fletcher | 23 June 2026

Most LGR savings assumptions won't deliver without this – what every council must get right befor...

OUTSOURCING

Government aim to introduce outsourcing public interest test

By Dan Peters | 18 June 2026

Ministers have introduced a public interest test under which the public sector will eventually ha...

LATCOS

LATCo is the answer for merging services – and for disaggregation

By Justin Galliford | 10 June 2026

Norse Group’s Justin Galliford explains how a trading company offers the flexibility to merge ser...

REORGANISATION

EXCLUSIVE: Surrey skips reorganisation redesign ahead of reorganisation

By Dan Peters | 20 May 2026

There is no time to redesign contracts in Surrey ahead of local government reorganisation, a coun...

DIGITAL

Councils' digital progress under threat

By Martin Ford | 19 May 2026

Councils have ‘clear digital ambition but limited maturity’, threatening the sector’s long-term p...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Warning over financial risks faced by children's care providers

By Martin Ford | 06 May 2026

Some of the largest children’s social care providers could be vulnerable to financial shocks, acc...

SERVICE DELIVERY

Local talent, local control, local savings

By Caroline Wheller | 09 April 2026

Caroline Wheller looks at the benefits of joint venture models in delivering services

REORGANISATION

Future Forum: Reorganisation threat to transformation

By Martin Ford | 12 March 2026

Fears that ambitions to include transformation alongside local government reorganisation may not ...

PROCUREMENT

The missing link

By James Drury | 12 March 2026

With the right tools and data, contract management can delivers value and impact for communities,...

PROCUREMENT

Special deliveries

By Sarah Longlands | 10 March 2026

Financial models of service delivery have been overlooked for too long, writes Sarah Longlands.

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frederica-diamanta

Service Manager - Regulated Services and CQC Oversight

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We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and driven leader to join our Adult Social Care team Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

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£96,900 - £112,827

In Reading, we’re laying the foundations for a borough that is bold, connected and ready for what’s next. Apply for this job

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Reading is one of the UK’s most dynamic urban economies. Apply for this job

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