Title
ADPH
Putting prevention first
By Matthew Ashton | 09 April 2026
Prof Matthew Ashton says investing in our communities and places, and delivering on the promise of prevention, are key to reversing the rising levels of illness impacting lives across the country.
SIGOMA
From spreadsheets to services: How Fair Funding is starting to reach communities
By Sally Jameson | 09 April 2026
Having worked hard to secure the Fair Funding Settlement, the responsibility now is to show clear...
HEALTH
Health devolution: opportunity or distraction?
By Katherine Merrifield | 07 April 2026
It remains to be seen if giving the Mayors of Greater Manchester and South Yorkshire greater over...
HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE
Closing the collaboration gap
By Victor Adebowale | 02 April 2026
Victor Adebowale looks at how to move from rhetoric to reality and make collaboration between loc...
TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION
Reducing reliance on temporary housing
By Naisha Polaine | 26 March 2026
Councils are still placing record numbers into short-term housing, but local authorities like Bar...
PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM
Peering into the future of Total Place
By Ann McGauran | 24 March 2026
National policymakers and local system leaders gathered at a convention to look at how place-base...
SOCIAL CARE
Beyond the safety net: Embedding prevention at the core of social care reform
By Tom Stannard | 20 March 2026
If we are serious about building sustainable public services and improving outcomes for our commu...
PREVENTION
The turning point for early help: can April's reforms deliver the change children need?
By Martha Hampson | 12 March 2026
Martha Hampson says that with record investment and a new Family Help model coming in April, ther...
LOCAL ECONOMIES
The first steps to getting young people working
By Ben Lucas | 03 March 2026
Ben Lucas says devolution of youth unemployment services is key to economic growth.
NEIGHBOURHOOD HEALTH
Leading neighbourhood health
By Lee Peart | 03 March 2026
Cllr Wendy Taylor, chair of the LGA’s Health and Wellbeing Committee, says local government must ...
FINANCE
The job of delivering a more sustainable council finance system is far from over
By Paul Honeyben | 26 February 2026
The task of delivering a more sustainable local government finance system is – at best – only ha...
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Assistant Director – Law, Governance and HR (Monitoring Officer)
Up to £78,510 p.a. (pay award pending)
Lead governance, integrity and legal excellence in Rushcliffe. Apply for this job
Service Director – Adult Social Care
£106,769 to £114,229
We’re seeking an inspiring, strategic leader... Apply for this job
Service Director – Transformation, Improvement & Quality Assurance
£93,804 – £109,223
Reading is changing Apply for this job
- LGA's first chair Lord Beecham dies
- LGR creates major challenges for the corporate services that many have reduced and pared back for years
- EXCLUSIVE: Ministers face legal threat as furious Sussex leaders demand answers on reorganisation delay
- When councils get desperate, they start being cultural liquidators
- Calls grow to fast-track reorganisation in Kent
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