Title
FINANCE
Shifting the presssure
By Martin Ford | 07 August 2025
With consultation set to close on the fair funding review, Martin Ford looks at the challenges fa...
LEGISLATION
Taking a delve into devo
By Tiffany Cloynes | 06 August 2025
Tiffany Cloynes offers a whirlwind tour of the key features of the English Devolution and Communi...
FINANCE
Central government must ease its grip
By Florence Eshalomi | 23 July 2025
Councils must have more power to control their own affairs - accountable not to Westminster in th...
PAY
Hitting the strike button
By David Blackman | 16 July 2025
The three main local government unions have all rejected the employers’ pay offer. How strong is ...
ADCS
Born to run
By Ann McGauran | 16 July 2025
The Association of Directors of Children’s Services met last week in Manchester for its annual co...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Government letting down families on social care, says Dilnot
By Lee Peart | 14 July 2025
Governments of all colours have underfunded means-tested social care provision by local governmen...
COHESION
After the riots
By Martin Ford | 08 July 2025
A session at last week’s LGA conference in Liverpool heard insights from one place impacted by la...
FINANCE
Grant funding's phase-in
By Ann McGauran | 02 July 2025
The fair funding review 2.0 has landed, but will it put the whole of a beleaguered sector onto a ...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Still a vital voice for the sector
By Heather Jameson | 02 July 2025
As members met for its annual conference this week, the Local Government Association have a casca...
PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM
Re-wiring the state
By Ann McGauran | 27 June 2025
Sheffield’s network of Family Hubs are playing a crucial role in testing key aspects of the Gover...
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An ambitious, innovative council where Adult Social Care is central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Education & Skills
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