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A new whitepaper, Readiness is Resilience, has been launched by intelligent automation solutions provider Voicescape designed to help local authorities prepare for local government reorganisation (LGR).
UK local government finances have deteriorated significantly over the past decade and a half. Net debt has doubled since 2010, reaching £122.2 billion in 2024/25, while approximately 43% of
Continue reading Voicescape Launches READY Framework to Help Councils Prepare for Local Government Reorganisation
By Mark Bufton, Senior Business Development Manager at BHN
Mark Bufton
For years, local welfare schemes have faced a quiet tension: how to provide emergency financial help quickly, while ensuring public funds are used responsibly. These schemes are designed to support people facing acute financial hardship – often those on low incomes,
Continue reading The real cost of cash-first: Rethinking crisis payments as risks mount
Councils name top eight barriers to EV charging rollout Charge point operator (CPO) Believ says new report shows more advice and training should be signposted to local authorities and that administrative delays hindering the LEVI tendering process need addressing.
Local authorities say constrained budgets and slow access to government funding are the biggest
Continue reading Councils say budget funding constraints is biggest barrier to EV charge point rollout
Author: Suzi Smith, Managing Director, Matrix
As I look back on 2025, it’s clear that the UK’s public sector has been navigating one of its most complex and transformative workforce landscapes in years. The pressures of cost management, legislative reform and evolving expectations from both candidates and hiring managers have converged to
Continue reading From Cost Control to Skills Control: How the Public Sector Will Redefine Recruitment in 2026
“Public Sector bodies are under increasing pressure to deliver infrastructure that is not only cost-effective but also aligned with net-zero targets,” said Duncan Price, Partner, Global Sustainability & Climate Lead, Buro Happold.
Leading global engineering, design and advisorypractice Buro Happold has achieved PAS 2080 certification for Carbon Management in Infrastructure and Built Environment from
Continue reading Buro Happold UK achieves PAS 2080 Certification, supporting public sector net-zero delivery of infrastructure
By Paul Empson, General Manager, Bakers Basco
Paul Empson
As someone on the frontline of the UK’s waste-crime crisis, I fully support Keep Britain Tidy’s call for stronger enforcement. But what really struck me in their latest survey was just how many local authorities are feeling the pressure. With 98% reporting fly-tipping in
Continue reading Waste Crime Is Everyone’s Problem, But Councils Are Paying the Price
By Brendan Aherne, Chief Operating Officer, OUTCO
Every winter, local authorities across the UK face the same challenge: how to keep civic buildings, council offices and public facilities safe and accessible while managing ever-tighter budgets. When facilities managers are asked to trim budgets, outdoor winter maintenance can often come under scrutiny. If
Continue reading Winter Maintenance: Why Gambling on the Weather is the Riskiest Bet for Local Authorities
By Gary Haynes, MD of Voicescape, the UK’s leading provider of resident engagement solutions for housing associations and local authorities
Gary Haynes
We now know that 60% of the 300,000 affordable homes to be delivered in the £39bn housing programme pledged in last month’s Spending Review will be earmarked for social rent.
Continue reading Digital transformation will be key to embracing the social housing revolution promised by Spending Review
Wayne Campbell
By Wayne Campbell, Head of Presales, Access PaySuite.As inflation, interest rates and the cost of living continue to test the resilience of UK households, the public sector faces a dual imperative: safeguarding its own financial stability while ensuring that the most vulnerable communities aren’t left behind.Although the annual inflation rate has
Continue reading FLEXIBLE PAYMENTS: WHY THE PUBLIC SECTOR MUST STEP UP FOR FINANCIALLY VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES
By Clive Feeney – Group CEO, LHC Procurement Group
There’s not a council in the country today that’s free from significant financial stress. The LGA says that one in 10 councils has already discussed receiving emergency support from the government. Many more are struggling to secure sufficient financial resources to meet their
Continue reading FIVE WAYS that frameworks help public sector budgets go further
Matrix’s Social Value team has made a significant impact in communities across the UK, supporting over 10,000 individuals between March 2024 and April 2025 on their journey to employment. Through a range of initiatives, including employability workshops, career support and volunteering days, Matrix has helped students, job seekers and local authority employees unlock
Continue reading Matrix Delivers Career Support and Skills to 10,000+ People Nationwide in 2024/25
Suffolk County Council, in partnership with charge point operator (CPO) Believ, will deliver around 6,000 new public electric vehicle (EV) charge points across the county to support residents make the transition to EVs.
Suffolk County Council is the first local authority in England to both award their LEVI main funding tender, and
Continue reading 6,000 on-street and community EV charge points for Suffolk
By Paul Empson, General manager, Bakers Basco
The news of the UK government’s recent push toward a circular economy is a welcome and much-needed step in reshaping our waste management practices. As part of its plan, the government has launched an initiative to tackle waste and encourage recycling across various sectors. But
Continue reading Transitioning to a Circular Economy: A Call to Action for Local Authorities and Waste Management Companies
By Elli Kiely, Design & Innovation Director, HJK Construction
As an SME house builder in the North of England, we at HJK firmly believe that the responsibility for building sustainable, vibrant communities requires a fully collaborative effort. In this article, we’ll look at the various bodies that can work together to help
Continue reading Whose Responsibility Is It To Build Housing Communities For The Future?
Advanced analytics provide real time visibility and assessment of environmental conditions within the property, such as risk of damp and mould
Vericon Systems, a leading manufacturer of remote technologies to manage and control essential building services, has launched HomeHub, a sophisticated in-property device that has been specifically developed to help Housing
Continue reading Vericon Systems launches intelligent new HomeHub device to give Housing Associations and property managers a deeper understanding of their residents living environment
By Elli Kiely, Design & Innovation Director, HJK Construction
Open any newspaper in the UK, and it will mention the housing crisis in the UK. The actual extent of the crisis is hotly debated, but there is one thing everyone agrees on – there is undoubtedly a serious problem with the supply
Continue reading The stock of housing for local authority & housing association
Brightly will be exhibiting at the upcoming Highways UK event, 16-17 October 2024 on stand 201, where it will demonstrate its intelligent asset management solutions.
At the event, Brightly will show how through its smart asset management solutions, local authorities and their contractors can manage multiple assets; get insight from the data;
Continue reading Brightly to showcase the benefits of uniting assets at Highways UK 2024
Nigel Wilcock
Sustainable economic growth is urgently required to help deliver the funding for government to meet its commitments for national renewal.
However, despite an explicit focus on resetting the relationship between central and local government (and the importance of strong local government), serious questions remain about current approaches to stimulating growth.
Continue reading Delivering long-lasting change in our towns, cities and regions
Fusion21 is pleased to announce the suppliers successfully appointed to its national Materials Supply and Associated Services Framework worth up to £250 million over four years.
A total of 17 specialist firms have secured a place on the framework designed to supply construction materials to housing providers, and the wider public sector,
Continue reading Fusion21 announces suppliers appointed to £250 million Materials Supply and Associated Services Framework
Durability. Reliability. Perhaps not the most exciting two words in the English language.
However, with some deeper thought we realise just how valuable these two things really are. How priceless is not being let down? How valuable is a product or service that performs consistently to the highest of standards regardless of
Continue reading SHIMPAC® Systems: The conditions may change, but SHIMPAC® doesn’t
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