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FINANCE

A new era?

By Sarah Longlands | 21 October 2025

Sarah Longlands explains why the upcoming Budget is not just for November

LEADERSHIP

Building teams with the complementary leadership strengths to tackle devolution

By Elle Robinson | 20 October 2025

Elle Robinson explains how Hanover’s Leadership Code and its archetypes can support councils to m...

SEND

SEND needs bold, comprehensive reform

By Rachael Wardell | 20 October 2025

The SEND White Paper represents a critical opportunity to create a system that genuinely serves c...

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...

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Senior Strategic Lead - Operations & Talent

£68702.00 - 71395.00 per year

Southend-on-Sea City Council is a progressive local authority dedicated to delivering exceptional services and driving meaningful change... Apply for this job

Southend-on-Sea City Council

Director of Integrated Commissioning

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We don’t just talk about integration in Bexley; we live and breathe it. Apply for this job

London Borough of Bexley

Director of Corporate Services

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frederica-diamanta

Senior Strategic Lead - Operations & Talent

£68702.00 - 71395.00 per year

Southend-on-Sea City Council is a progressive local authority dedicated to delivering exceptional services and driving meaningful change... Apply for this job

Southend-on-Sea City Council

Director of Integrated Commissioning

£119,505 - £139,146 (inclusive of Choices payment of £5,727 pa)

We don’t just talk about integration in Bexley; we live and breathe it. Apply for this job

London Borough of Bexley

Director of Corporate Services

£100,000 plus excellent pension scheme

We are a forward-looking organisation that genuinely wants to live our new values of People, Pride, Performance and Progress. Apply for this job

St Leger Homes