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Councils question financial sustainability and timescales of SEND reforms

Councils question financial sustainability and timescales of SEND reforms

By Joe Lepper | 05 June 2026

Councils have raised a raft of concerns around the Government’s plans to overhaul the special edu...

Review of Welsh funding formula already underway

By Paul Marinko | 05 June 2026

Wales’ new local government minister has said work has already started on reviewing the country’s...

Chiefs take charge

By By Neil Merrick | 04 June 2026

Uncertainty at several local authorities as recent elections leave chief executives presiding ove...

Government's fiscal devolution roadmap sparks fears over Treasury control

By By Martin Ford | 04 June 2026

Experts have sounded a warning over government plans to detail a ‘roadmap’ for fiscal devolution.

Greater Cambridge Development Corporation launched

By Martin Ford | 03 June 2026

Government plans to press ahead with a development corporation in Cambridge have been met with di...

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Finance Manager – Accountancy (Children & Families) 

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Corporate Accountant - WMF2974e

£51,536 - £52,413

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Fair Funding: Have rural councils in England really lost out?

'When it comes to spending power, urban councils will soar ahead of rural councils by 2028-29, according to LGA figures. But exclusive Institute for Fiscal Studies’ analysis has found funding will be broadly the same across rural and suburban areas. Gabriel Stewart reports.'

26 May 2026
Progress on neighbourhood health, but much more to do

Progress on neighbourhood health, but much more to do

'Greg Fell, president of the Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) and director of public health in Sheffield discusses how neighbourhood health can be effectively delivered within the context of public service reorganisation. Lee Peart reports.'

By Lee Peart | 04 June 2026
Practical steps to prevent poverty

Practical steps to prevent poverty

By Claire Cameron | 28 May 2026

Clear lessons for local areas have emerged from a pilot study in east London to embed welfare and...

Prevention, neighbourhoods and the long game

By Ansaf Azhar | 28 May 2026

New evidence from Oxfordshire suggests this is not the moment to step back on health inequalities...

Getting ready for 'game-changer' Cyber Security Act: Five steps for councils

By Peter Jones | 26 May 2026

Peter Jones identifies key steps for boards to deliver their action plans and enhanced security p...

Unai Emery's brilliance provides a great blueprint for local government finance leaders

By Rob Powell | 05 June 2026

Rob Powell says local government finance leaders have much to learn from Aston Villa's manager Un...

Progress on neighbourhood health, but much more to do

By Lee Peart | 04 June 2026

Greg Fell, president of the Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) and director of publ...

Keeping reorganisation on track: Preparing East and West Surrey for vesting day

By Terence Herbert | 03 June 2026

Ahead of the launch of East Surrey and West Surrey councils in April 2027, local government reorg...

Turning reorganisation into real transformation

By Jess Browne | 02 June 2026

The councils that get most from local government reorganisation will be the ones that focus on th...