PODCAST: From ‘Firefighting’ to Future Focus

Listen to our new podcast on procurement, ‘firefighting’ and the role of the third sector in responding to local need.

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“Not Just the Usual Suspects”: An Interview with Anne Collis

How we understand and work to foster equality in our workplaces, communities and society at large is vitally important.

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COVID-19 and Behaviour Change

The COVID-19 Pandemic has required governments and the wider public to change their behaviour in both significant and small ways.

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Apprenticeship Week 2022

We’re excited to be celebrating Apprenticeship Week 2022

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Financial Sustainability data tool

New tool published

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Are local authorities building community resilience?

We want to hear your views

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Long-standing deficiencies identified in Council’s governanc...

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council’s governance and oversight arrangements in respect of its own waste company, Silent Valley Waste Services Limited were inadequate and ineffective, according to a report issued today by the Auditor General for Wales.

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Emergency services in Wales have a long history of working c...

Innovative partnership working has helped save money and reduced local response times, but there is more that can be done.

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Finance for the Future 2021 Conference – public services in ...

On 16 December 2021, the Finance Skills Development Group held their 5th Finance for the Future conference, exploring the theme of Public Services in a Time of Crisis.

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Process that led to a departure payment to the Chief Executi...

The Council has taken action to improve its governance and decision making though much work is still needed

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We’re looking for three new directors to join our teams

Are you passionate about driving change in the public sector?

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Current arrangements for commissioning older people’s care-h...

Specific challenges relate to funding regimes which are overly complex and cause division amongst partners, and an overall system which is difficult to navigate.

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Equality Impact Assessments

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Welsh Government’s Warm Homes Programme needs to be greener,...

Greater clarity needed over the Programme’s purpose, as well as strengthened contract arrangements and better alignment with climate change ambitions.

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Springing Forward: using lived experience to build a more re...

Join us at our event on 9 December

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The road to net zero

Auditor General will be speaking at ICAEW’s first public sector conference

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