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PROCUREMENT

Social care reform: Stopping profit extraction in services

By Rosie Maguire | 12 November 2025

Introducing a major report on UK social care, Rosie Maguire highlights how fairer commissioning a...

TRANSFORMATION

Every place gains something from the City of Culture and Town of Culture

By Claire McColgan CBE | 11 November 2025

Claire McColgan explains why the UK City of Culture and the new UK Town of Culture are huge oppor...

LEADERSHIP

Reinvesting in corporate functions for council resilience

By Piali Das Gupta | 11 November 2025

Piali Das Gupta asks if the corporate centre is due to make a comeback in local government.

DIGITAL

The move to digital networks: preparing local authorities for a connected future

By Professor Sultan Mahmud | 29 October 2025

BT is working with local authorities across the UK to prepare for one of the most significant net...

TRANSFORMATION

Threading the needle of cheaper and better isn't about efficiency and automation

By Dr Catherine Howe | 22 October 2025

During this time of transformation, design of technology needs to be in lockstep with the design ...

PRODUCTIVITY

How productive is local government – and are there any savings left?

By Jeremy Cooper | 15 October 2025

As the sector awaits the launch of the Local Government Outcomes Framework, how ready is local go...

HEALTH

Breaking the cycle

By Matthew Taylor | 14 October 2025

Can local government protect the vision of the 10-year plan from the pressure of day-to-day NHS d...

INCLUSIVE GROWTH

A golden opportunity for growth

By Heather Jameson | 24 September 2025

Lambeth’s plan for inclusive growth ‘isn’t a superficial, quick win’. The borough is determined t...

TRANSFORMATION

The relationship between the centre and local councils has to be earned.

By Mo Baines | 19 September 2025

A panel session at APSE's recent annual conference highlighted that the sector faces constraints...

REORGANISATION

The four-unitary model in Hants and the Isle of Wight creates a stable platform

By Gill Kneller | 19 September 2025

A four-unitary model in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight balances ambition with realism, innovatio...

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frederica-diamanta

Road Safety Manager

£60,532 - £63,895

Premium jobWant to create safer, healthier and more welcoming streets for everyone? Apply for this job

Gloucestershire County Council

Head of Neighbourhood Operations

£68,268 - £72,640

This is a deliberate, innovative approach to collaboration, designed to unlock scale, capability and influence Apply for this job

Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent Councils

Director of Commissioning, Procurement & Contract Management

£99k - £103k

When you’re spending ten figures a year, you need to be way beyond just asking ‘how many, and how much? Apply for this job

Sheffield City Council

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