Impact Awards: Councils can make ‘game-changing’ difference to carbon management
Jon Coane and Mark Cook look at the difference local authorities can make in reducing carbon emissons. It’s a real privilege to be part of the Room 151 Impact Awards[…]
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Impact Awards: A week to go before deadline
Entries close on 30th April for the CCLA/Room151 Impact Awards for finance teams. There are just seven days to go until the deadline for entries to the inaugural CCLA/Room151 Impact[…]
“Localism, localism, localism”, or simply time for better funding
Former local government finance chief Andrew Hardingham calls on government to start a “meaningful dialogue” over devolution of powers and funding. “The Government is overseeing a fundamental shift of power[…]
Impact Awards: Finance helps launch school meals company and support business during lockdown
The CCLA/Room151 Impact Awards will showcase the way finance teams have a direct impact on their local communities and the environment. This week we spotlight the work of Plymouth City[…]
Impact Awards launch to celebrate finance teams
The CCLA/Room151 Impact Awards will mark the positive impact local government finance teams have on communities, place and the environment and create a lasting legacy through a Summary of Entries[…]
How can local government ‘build back better’?
Beverley Gower-Jones looks at the options for driving small business entrepreneurship in clean technologies. Innovation is essential for local authorities to save money and reduce emissions, it is the engine[…]
Room151 panel backs unitary councils and devolution
Bigger isn’t always better when it comes to local government, according to Sir Bob Kerslake, chair of the Peabody Trust, but “ …we need to move to unitary government and[…]
Will new public procurement rules offer the best commercial results?
The government has issued a green paper on reforming procurement rules. Helen Randall and Rebecca Rees examine the proposals and argue they may not go far enough. The Cabinet Office’s[…]
CFOs play a crucial role influencing strategic direction during Covid
The CFO is in a key position to help deliver an organisation’s strategic objectives. But this is a complex journey. Nathan Elvery provides some directions to help chart a course.[…]
‘Firm and concerted action’ needed to improve governance
The pandemic has presented a unique challenge for governance in local authorities. Geoff Wild examines how leadership, employees, politics and finances should come together in good governance. Governance is about[…]
