Partnerships

By Sam Clayden | 31 January 2018

With council merger, combined authority and joint management plans especially active in the South...

Newcastle to transfer 200 council workers to Northumberland under merger plans

By Laura Sharman | 16 January 2018

Newcastle City Council has approved plans to transfer staff to Northumberland Council as part of ...

PLANNING

Devon councils consider sharing some planning functions

By Laura Sharman | 09 January 2018

Plymouth City Council and Torbay Council are considering joining forces to deliver planning servi...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Joint role influential in turnaround

By Dan Peters | 03 January 2018

A new working partnership between Gloucester City Council and Gloucestershire CC has been praised...

HUMAN RESOURCES

'Give managers greater decision-making power to innovate'

By Hiba Mahamadi | 03 October 2017

Senior council managers should devolve powers to all levels of leadership in order to innovate in...

FINANCE

Management restructure could save £400k

By William Eichler | 26 September 2017

A proposed management restructure at South Ribble BC and an increase in the use of shared service...

PARTNERSHIPS

Shared services 10 years on

By Alex Bailey | 30 August 2017

It’s been 10 years since Adur DC and Worthing BC became the first to share all their services, an...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Poole and Bournemouth to work together

By Hiba Mahamadi | 31 May 2017

Poole and Bournemouth Councils are planning to combine back office services as part of plans to s...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Carlton steps in after retirement

26 April 2017

Stuart Carlton has been appointed director of children’s services for North Yorkshire CC followin...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Tri-borough: the sharing model can still succeed

By Liz Bruce | 11 April 2017

Liz Bruce reflects on her time as a senior manager for the now collapsed tri-borough, but maintai...

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