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By Rod McMillan, Marketing Manager, Monster UK
Rod McMillan
As we usher in 2024, local authorities across the UK find themselves at a crucial crossroads in the continually evolving employment arena. A Local Government Association survey reported last year that over nine out of ten councils were experiencing recruitment difficulties in at least one
Continue reading Local Government Recruitment: Addressing Challenges and Proposing Solutions
Danny Wilson, head of children’s residential at Bedspace
By Danny Wilson, head of children’s residential at Bedspace
Before the pandemic, Local Authorities in England were already under significant pressure, as budget cuts made the increasing number of children being put into care difficult to manage. Following nearly two years of Covid restrictions and
Continue reading Increasing children in care – the causes, the problems, and the solution
Christian Jacob, Managing Director, Qualco UK
With millions outstanding in tax revenues and unpaid debts, local authorities and central government agencies are evaluating how they recoup their losses.
Around six million people across the UK have found themselves with bills they cannot pay as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
This figure, from
Continue reading Can the public sector improve collections, post Covid? Asks Christian Jacob, Managing Director, Qualco UK
Reporter: Allan Roach – News
Statkraft, Europe’s largest producer and a developer of renewable power, has pre-qualified as new supplier for the Re:fit Energy Performance Contract framework. The Norwegian state-owned energy company can now provide public organisations in the UK with fully funded behind the meter solar solutions. Re:fit is jointly owned by the Greater
Continue reading Statkraft selected on UK Re:fit Energy Performance Contract framework
Councils’ ability to replace homes sold under Right to Buy (RTB) will be all but eliminated within five years without major reform of the scheme, new analysis from the Local Government Association has told GPSJ today.
The current Right-to-Buy system only allows councils to keep a third of each RTB receipt to build a replacement
Continue reading RIGHT TO BUY REPLACEMENT WILL BE ALL BUT ELIMINATED IN JUST FIVE YEARS, WARNS LGA
Taxis working in London: Photo: GPSJ
Responding to today’s decision by Transport for London not to renew taxi firm Uber’s licence to operate in London, Cllr Simon Blackburn, Chair of the Local Government Association’s Safer and Stronger Communities Board, said: “Other licensing authorities will be watching with interest today’s announcement by Transport
Continue reading LGA RESPONDS TO CANCELLATION OF UBER’S TAXI LICENCE IN LONDON
Simpler rules regulating how councils buy goods and services after Brexit could boost local growth and create jobs, the Local Government Association says today.
Council leaders say the Government needs to introduce a more efficient UK system regulating how councils buy goods and services when we leave the European Union.
The LGA said this could
Continue reading SIMPLIFY EU RULES OVER HOW COUNCILS BUY GOODS AND SERVICES AFTER BREXIT
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