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SOLACE
Now is the time to reflect, reset and reimagine the future of local government
By Graeme McDonald | 22 September 2020
It's all too easy to paint a bleak picture where local government professionals become the admini...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
A Programme of change for Scotland
By Heather Jameson | 08 September 2020
Scotland’s new Programme for Government offered Indyref 2 as the showstopper, but for local gover...
CLIMATE CHANGE
Making the most of remote working
By Karishma Vakta-Smith | 30 August 2020
Solace's Karishma Vakta-Smith looks at the impact of remote working, and what it means for the fu...
COUNCILLORS
LGA code of conduct under fire
By Martin Ford | 20 August 2020
A model code of conduct for councillors put forward by the Local Government Association (LGA) lac...
LEGAL
Senior officers accuse leader of bullying at Solace president's council
By Dan Peters | 18 August 2020
A bitter row has broken out between senior officers and the leader of the council where the presi...
FINANCE
Councils to receive cyber probe
By Dan Peters | 17 August 2020
One in 10 councils will be offered ‘penetration testing’ of their cyber security arrangements to ...
CLIMATE CHANGE
Preparing for the storms ahead
By Sharon Kemp | 17 August 2020
As communities face a triple threat this winter of COVID-19, councils’ precarious finances and po...
WHITEHALL
Capping the pace of change
By Graeme McDonald | 10 August 2020
While one part of central government is local for reorganisation and modernisation, the other cut...
WHITEHALL
Ministers: Don't rely on more funding
By Dan Peters | 31 July 2020
Ministers have warned councils not to rely on more funding on top of the announcements made so far.
HUMAN RESOURCES
Exit payment rules are over-regulation, experts claim
By Heather Jameson | 22 July 2020
The Government’s latest attempts to crack down on exit payments have been branded as over-regulat...
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