Title
POLICY AND POLITICS
Policing reform shouldn't be piecemeal
By Sir Bob Neill | 26 November 2025
The abolition of police and crime commissioners is a start, but no substitute for the scale of re...
NCASC
The Casey Commission: True stories that shift policy
By Jess McGregor | 26 November 2025
As the National Children and Adults Services Conference gets under way in Bournemouth today, Jess...
CULTURE
If devolution is about identity, culture must be in the script
By Stephen Crocker | 24 November 2025
Culture must be part of the devolution playbook if the new Norfolk & Suffolk Combined Authority i...
KEY CITIES
Councils are at breaking point and social care should be made a priority
By Cllr Mike Stonard | 24 November 2025
Ahead of the Autumn Budget, Key Cities portfolio holder for health and social care Cllr Mike Ston...
SOCIAL HOUSING
Building balance: The case for £3-a-week rent convergence
By Dan Hawthorn | 24 November 2025
Decisions around rent convergence in the Government’s upcoming Budget will shape the strength of ...
SOCIAL CARE
Beating the Budget: System-led sustainability for social care
By Amy Long | 24 November 2025
Amy Long looks at finding the levers that adults and children’s services can use to build future-...
COMMUNITIES
District councils are uniquely placed to support communities through the winter months
By Maxine O'Mahony | 24 November 2025
Maxine O'Mahony says that as the winter arrives, people’s needs often require a holistic approach...
PREVENTION
For the first time, prevention can be mapped and measured
By Iain Murray | 24 November 2025
By mapping spend, finance and service teams can build a shared understanding of what prevention l...
TRANSFORMATION
GDS Local: A digital transformation partnership for the future
By Ian Murray | 22 November 2025
For too long the Government Digital Service (GDS) hasn't played the role it should for local gove...
HOUSING
The National Housing Bank: Will it help councils build?
By Jack Shaw | 21 November 2025
The question of whether the National Housing Bank becomes a central plank of housebuilding and re...
Corporate Director - Planning
£97,966 - £126,181
Do you share our ambition for Dorset? Apply for this job
Head of HR Business Partnering
£69,083 - £75,442 per annum
Reporting to the Assistant Director – HR, Corporate Projects and IT, this role provides strategic leadership and management Apply for this job
Assistant Chief Executive
UP TO £190,000
We are seeking a strategic and forward-thinking leader who can bring together HR, Legal, Strategy, Digital and Communications Apply for this job
Corporate Director - Planning
£97,966 - £126,181
Do you share our ambition for Dorset? Apply for this job
Head of HR Business Partnering
£69,083 - £75,442 per annum
Reporting to the Assistant Director – HR, Corporate Projects and IT, this role provides strategic leadership and management Apply for this job
Assistant Chief Executive
UP TO £190,000
We are seeking a strategic and forward-thinking leader who can bring together HR, Legal, Strategy, Digital and Communications Apply for this job
©2026 Hemming Group Limited. Registered in England and Wales. Registered No: 490200. VAT number GB342 023 408
