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19/08/2019LGA praises councils’ efforts carrying out NHS health checks

Following the launch of an evidence-based review into NHS health checks by health and social secretary Matt Hancock, the Local Government Association (LGA) have praised the efforts of councils. Chairman of the LGA’s Community Wellbe more >

15/08/2019Growing in confidence: Meeting the targets of Apprenticeship Levy

Debbie Rayfield, corporate apprenticeship manager at Sefton Council, discusses her role within the council’s Apprenticeship Team and the challenges that can be faced meeting the targets of the Apprenticeship Levy. I initially joined the more >

14/08/2019Sponsored roundabouts policy earns Bradford Council £128k a year

Bradford Council’s policy of allowing businesses to pay for sponsorships of roundabouts and grass verges has seen the local authority bring in £128,000 a year. With business advertising now present on almost 70 highways verges and more >

19/08/2019LGA praises councils’ efforts carrying out NHS health checks

Following the launch of an evidence... more >

14/08/2019Sponsored roundabouts policy earns Bradford Council £128k a year

Bradford Council’s policy of ... more >

14/08/2019Council-owned solar farm generates £1.2m for frontline services

West Suffolk Council, through its l... more >

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15/08/2019Growing in confidence: Meeting the targets of Apprenticeship Levy

Debbie Rayfield, corporate apprenticeship manager at Sefton Council, discusses her role within the council’s Apprenticeship Team and the challenges that can be faced meeting the targets of the Apprenticeship Levy.

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14/08/2019TechnologyOne: Setting the foundation for shared service success

Anwen Robinson, UK Operating Officer at TechnologyOne - an enterprise SaaS company - explains why adopting an enterprise vision is key to long-term benefit

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13/08/2019Unlocking the door for customers and suppliers

Simon Tse, chief executive of the Crown Commercial Service, discusses how the biggest public procurement organisation in the UK is changing. For some time the Crown Commercial Service (CCS), the trading fund of the Cabinet Office, rightly focused...

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06/08/2019TechnologyOne: The shared services boom

Is austerity really over? Even if it is, that doesn’t mark the end of shared services for local government. Anwen Robinson, UK Operating Officer at TechnologyOne explains.

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01/08/2019 East Sussex GVA up by 23% in seven years

INVESTMENT in East Sussex has been credited for the creation of more than 2,000 jobs in the last five years.

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31/07/2019£25m Flood Risk Management Scheme for Carlisle is underway

Project to better protect more than 1,600 homes and businesses in Cumbria.

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29/07/2019Celebrating a decade of local government shared service success

Anwen Robinson, UK Operating Officer at TechnologyOne celebrates a decade of shared service agreements and the savings they have brought to UK local government.

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23/07/2019Yorkshire, Devon and Cornwall get £3m funding for flood measures

Three projects chosen to receive up to £700,000 each to boost research to better protect homes and businesses from flooding.

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22/07/2019AI technology fund of £2 million announced to identify UK potholes

Artificial intelligence (AI) technology used to help improve the condition of local roads, following announcement of DfT funding announced totalling £2 million

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19/07/2019Ministers back new Oxford-Cambridge Arc economic proposals

New economic plan to boost innovation and maximise opportunities in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

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09/07/2019Six years on: Taking stock of G-Cloud 11

Rafael Cortes, Foehn head of marketing, reviews the success of G-Cloud and what the most recent iteration offers the future.

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05/07/2019County Councils Network announces new chairman

The County Councils Network has announced Cllr David Williams has been elected leader of Conservative group for the network and serve as chairman elect.

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01/07/2019Five ways the UK Shared Prosperity Fund can rebalance the economy

Executive director of the Institute of Economic Development, Nigel Wilcock, argues that the UK Shared Prosperity Fund should address imbalances in localities that affect prosperity. Whilst government may have missed its latest deadline for...

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28/06/2019Zero-waste economies positive for cities and people, says report

A report by Circle Economy shows that cities which encourage circular economy practises, such as repairing and recycling, bring in investment and new jobs. The analysis explores how local authorities in 43 European cities support the circular...

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27/06/2019Dr Joshua Pritchard says social value is the answer to spending taxpayers’ money effectively

Dr Joshua Pritchard says social value is the answer to spending taxpayers’ money effectively.

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27/06/2019LGA praise councils for sharing services which save over £1bn

Councils across the UK are sharing services to cut down on costs that save the taxpayer over £1.3bn, a report from council leader shows. The Local Government Association (LGA) hailed the initiative from 626 partnerships as a success. Lord...

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19/08/2019LGA praises councils’ efforts carrying out NHS health checks

15/08/2019Growing in confidence: Meeting the targets of Apprenticeship Levy

14/08/2019Sponsored roundabouts policy earns Bradford Council £128k a year

Bradford Council’s policy of allowing businesses to pay for sponsorships of roundabouts and grass verges has seen the local authority bring in £128,000 a year. With business adverti more >

14/08/2019Council-owned solar farm generates £1.2m for frontline services

West Suffolk Council, through its local authority-owned solar farm, has raised more than £1.2m in funds to support frontline services in the past three years. The 12.4MW solar farm at Tog more >

14/08/2019TechnologyOne: Setting the foundation for shared service success

Anwen Robinson, UK Operating Officer at TechnologyOne - an enterprise SaaS company - explains why adopting an enterprise vision is key to long-term benefit Local government transforma more >

13/08/2019Unlocking the door for customers and suppliers

Simon Tse, chief executive of the Crown Commercial Service, discusses how the biggest public procurement organisation in the UK is changing. For some time the Crown Commercial Service (CCS), th more >

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05/06/2019New rules to change the future of Social Value

The government has announced the introduction of new rules to change the future of social value and make the way housing developers stump up the money for infrastructure both simpler and more transparent. These regulatory changes are designed to help achieve its ambition to deliver 300,000 ex more >

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17/12/2018Artificial intelligence: the devil is in the data

It’s no secret that the public sector a... more >

17/12/2018Digital innovation in the public sector: The future is now

One of the public sector’s key technolo... more >

05/11/2018New Dorset Councils CEO on the creation of a new unitary: ‘This is going to be the right decision for Dorset’

The new chief executive of one of the new uni... more >

15/10/2018Keeping the momentum of the Northern Powerhouse

On 6 September, the biggest decision-makers o... more >

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Following the recent Grenfell Tower tragedy, Lord Porter, chairman of the LGA, argues that if the public are going to have faith in the safety te... more > more last word articles >

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19/08/2019LGA praises councils’ efforts carrying out NHS health checks

15/08/2019Growing in confidence: Meeting the targets of Apprenticeship Levy

14/08/2019Sponsored roundabouts policy earns Bradford Council £128k a year

19/08/2019LGA praises councils’ efforts carrying out NHS health checks

14/08/2019Sponsored roundabouts policy earns Bradford Council £128k a year

14/08/2019Council-owned solar farm generates £1.2m for frontline services

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15/08/2019Growing in confidence: Meeting the targets of Apprenticeship Levy

14/08/2019TechnologyOne: Setting the foundation for shared service success

13/08/2019Unlocking the door for customers and suppliers

06/08/2019TechnologyOne: The shared services boom

01/08/2019 East Sussex GVA up by 23% in seven years

31/07/2019£25m Flood Risk Management Scheme for Carlisle is underway

29/07/2019Celebrating a decade of local government shared service success

23/07/2019Yorkshire, Devon and Cornwall get £3m funding for flood measures

22/07/2019AI technology fund of £2 million announced to identify UK potholes

19/07/2019Ministers back new Oxford-Cambridge Arc economic proposals

09/07/2019Six years on: Taking stock of G-Cloud 11

05/07/2019County Councils Network announces new chairman

01/07/2019Five ways the UK Shared Prosperity Fund can rebalance the economy

28/06/2019Zero-waste economies positive for cities and people, says report

27/06/2019Dr Joshua Pritchard says social value is the answer to spending taxpayers’ money effectively

27/06/2019LGA praise councils for sharing services which save over £1bn

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19/08/2019LGA praises councils’ efforts carrying out NHS health checks

15/08/2019Growing in confidence: Meeting the targets of Apprenticeship Levy

14/08/2019Sponsored roundabouts policy earns Bradford Council £128k a year

14/08/2019Council-owned solar farm generates £1.2m for frontline services

14/08/2019TechnologyOne: Setting the foundation for shared service success

13/08/2019Unlocking the door for customers and suppliers

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05/06/2019New rules to change the future of Social Value

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17/12/2018Artificial intelligence: the devil is in the data

17/12/2018Digital innovation in the public sector: The future is now

05/11/2018New Dorset Councils CEO on the creation of a new unitary: ‘This is going to be the right decision for Dorset’

15/10/2018Keeping the momentum of the Northern Powerhouse

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21/06/2019Peter Kyle MP: It’s time to say thank you this Public Service Day

19/06/2019How community-led initiatives can help save the housing shortage

19/06/2019Aberdeen's green transport fleet attracting international attention

13/06/2019A fifth of public sector workers have never received a thank you from the people they serve

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