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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Putting good relationships centre stage
By Dr Jo Casebourne | 20 October 2025
New ministers have urged councils to lead reforms for children and young people by investing in r...
REORGANISATION
LGR could be what adult social care needs
By Cllr Daniel Cowan | 20 October 2025
Cllr Daniel Cowan says reorganisation offers an opportunity to reimagine adult social care, and a...
REORGANISATION
Isn't it time to accept that all current councils in shire counties should be swept away?
By Ian Miller | 20 October 2025
Ian Miller says that under LGR a ‘continuing’ county council would be required to have open compe...
REORGANISATION
Why is Devon doing LGR?
By Cllr Paul Arnott | 17 October 2025
Cllr Paul Arnott says that if Devon is not going to achieve Mayoral status before 2029, why is it...
PROCUREMENT
Navigating the new procurement landscape
By Jonathan Werran | 16 October 2025
A Localis study puts forward a series of recommendations on how councils can make the most of the...
INTERVENTION
How not to damage democracy
By Philip Whiteman | 16 October 2025
Jason Lowther, Paul Joyce and Philip Whiteman look at the lessons from previous models of local g...
DEVOLUTION
Avoiding the grey zone
By Adele Gritten | 15 October 2025
Adele Gritten says clarifying roles in England’s evolving governance landscape is crucial to avoi...
DEVOLUTION
MPs should back mayors to avoid angry DINO-sores
By Mark Lloyd, RSA | 15 October 2025
Mark Lloyd argues that having promised big on decentralisation through the ‘take back control’ bi...
FINANCE
Enlightenment and therapy for the financial challenge
By By Rob Powell | 15 October 2025
The Society of County Treasurers' latest seminar faced up to the challenges ahead but found encou...
HOUSING
Lifetime tenancies: It's time councils used powers
By Paul Marinko | 15 October 2025
Paul Marinko argues the ever-worsening housing situation means councils need to maximise the bene...
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