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Keeping the safety net

09/09/2021

Local authority leadership is invaluable to Transitional Safeguarding and councils are ideally placed to enable complexity-attuned commissioning, says Dez Holmes.

Charity warns funding for refuges ‘inadequate’

17/02/2021

A charity focusing on supporting women and children who have survived domestic abuse has warned that existing funding arrangements for refuge services are ‘inadequate’.

Councils' commissioning must boost communities says report

15/04/2020

The public sector should adopt Community Value Charters as a standardised way of evaluating social value and improving the lives of local residents, a new report has urged.

Councils pledge to 'keep it local'

04/03/2020

Eleven councils have pledged to move away from big outsourcing contracts and keep local services in the hands of local community organisations.

Handyperson Services ‘unsung heroes’ in supporting independent living

20/02/2020

A new report has called for the work done by Handyperson Services in keeping vulnerable people safe to be fully recognised by commissioners.

Local authorities will continue to commission public health services

10/06/2019

Councils will continue to commission local public health services, a government review has concluded.

Clinical Commissioning Groups ‘failing to function effectively’

20/12/2018

An inquiry into the role of Clinical Commissioning Groups has been launched after a report warned many were ‘failing to function effectively’.

Clinical commissioners making ‘positive contribution’ to local economies

14/12/2016

Clinical commissioners are making a ‘positive contribution’ to their local economies, new report finds.

Survey reveals 70% of councils using Social Value Act to meet challenges

28/11/2016

Seven out of ten councils are using the Social Value Act when commissioning or procuring services, according to the results of our local government survey.

New guidance for local commissioners published

26/09/2016

A new skills and employment commissioning guide has been released in order to help local commissioners take advantage of the devolution agenda.

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