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The solution to identifying RAAC for public sector organisations

|Date: 12 October, 2023

The solution to identifying RAAC for public sector organisations

The Communities and Housing Investment Consortium (CHIC) offers advice on identifying RAAC for local auth ...

The Communities and Housing Investment Consortium (CHIC) offers advice on identifying RAAC for local authorities and other public sector organisations. Recently, there has been significant coverage in ...

12 October, 2023
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Two-thirds of local authority planning and placemaking teams lack the capacity to meet strategic objectives

|Date: 2 October, 2023

Two-thirds of local authority planning and placemaking teams lack the capacity to meet strategic objectives

Two-thirds of local authority planning and placemaking professionals say their team does not have the cap ...

Two-thirds of local authority planning and placemaking professionals say their team does not have the capacity to meet their authority’s strategic objectives, according to a new survey. The Recruitmen ...

2 October, 2023
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Boroughs’ funding fails to reflect ‘fast-rising pressures and levels of need’ — London Councils responds to IFS report

|Date: 17 August, 2023

Boroughs’ funding fails to reflect ‘fast-rising pressures and levels of need’ — London Councils responds to IFS report

London Councils responds to a report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) on levels of public spen ...

London Councils responds to a report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) on levels of public spending in areas across England. The IFS report, ‘How much public funding does each area receive?’ ...

17 August, 2023
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Unit4’s State of the Digital Nation 2023 survey shows public sector needs to accelerate investment to improve citizen services

|Date: 24 May, 2023

Unit4’s State of the Digital Nation 2023 survey shows public sector needs to accelerate investment to improve citizen services

Unit4, a leader in enterprise cloud applications for people-centric organisations, has announced the find ...

Unit4, a leader in enterprise cloud applications for people-centric organisations, has announced the findings of its 2023 State of the Digital Nation survey, which examined the progress in digital tra ...

24 May, 2023
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Skills boost for planning authorities to create better neighbourhoods

|Date: 21 March, 2023

Skills boost for planning authorities to create better neighbourhoods

More skilled planning professionals will be recruited by councils following a £1m funding boost from the ...

More skilled planning professionals will be recruited by councils following a £1m funding boost from the Government, announced by the Housing Minister. Social enterprise Public Practice will use the m ...

21 March, 2023
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Budget 2023: Boroughs warn at least one child in every London classroom is homeless

|Date: 15 March, 2023

Budget 2023: Boroughs warn at least one child in every London classroom is homeless

On average at least one child in every classroom in the capital is homeless, according to new analysis fr ...

On average at least one child in every classroom in the capital is homeless, according to new analysis from London Councils. The latest figures gathered by the cross-party group reveal worsening homel ...

15 March, 2023
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Crown Commercial Service | Modular Building Solutions

|Date: 5 December, 2022

Crown Commercial Service | Modular Building Solutions

Crown Commercial Service: Reasons to think modular first for your construction projects. Demand for build ...

Crown Commercial Service: Reasons to think modular first for your construction projects. Demand for building projects across the UK is rising, however with funding at a premium, those tasked with desi ...

5 December, 2022
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UKGBC empowers local authorities to develop nature positive, climate resilient communities

|Date: 15 November, 2022

UKGBC empowers local authorities to develop nature positive, climate resilient communities

As households are told to prepare for widespread flooding this winter[1], the UK Green Building Council ( ...

As households are told to prepare for widespread flooding this winter[1], the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has published a new toolkit to empower local authorities and planning officers to enhanc ...

15 November, 2022
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Homes for Cathy national conference focuses on housing associations’ role in addressing homelessness crisis

|Date: 19 October, 2022

Homes for Cathy national conference focuses on housing associations’ role in addressing homelessness crisis

The Chief Executive of national homelessness charity Crisis has urged housing associations to rediscover ...

The Chief Executive of national homelessness charity Crisis has urged housing associations to rediscover the driving purpose of the housing sector to help end homelessness. In his speech at the Homes ...

19 October, 2022
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How Crown Commercial Service (CCS) is supporting local authorities

|Date: 11 October, 2022

How Crown Commercial Service (CCS) is supporting local authorities

From programmes of repair and maintenance to major refurbishment and new-build projects, CCS is helping l ...

From programmes of repair and maintenance to major refurbishment and new-build projects, CCS is helping local authorities bring power to their construction procurement. Crown Commercial Service (CCS) ...

11 October, 2022
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Construction starts at unique county housing development

Ealing Council announces further installation of Believ EV charge points across 44 sites

SFHA welcomes consultation geared towards lowering energy costs for social housing tenants

AXA UK provides body cameras to record essential safety work to buildings with dangerous cladding

hub South West Scotland teams up with Class Of Your Own and local schools to address the construction skills gap

Housing association advisers help their tenants’ secure over £2m of extra income

Orbit continues its progress towards ‘30 by 30’

CHAS calls on construction businesses to take mental health pledge and announces new mental health accreditation standard

Ian Williams again delivers profitable, sustainable growth

Aico introduces the Ei3030 — the next evolution in Home Life Safety

The solution to identifying RAAC for public sector organisations

The solution to identifying RAAC for public sector organisations

Boroughs’ funding fails to reflect ‘fast-rising pressures and levels of need’ — London Councils responds to IFS report

Boroughs’ funding fails to reflect ‘fast-rising pressures and levels of need’ — London Councils responds to IFS report

Unit4’s State of the Digital Nation 2023 survey shows public sector needs to accelerate investment to improve citizen services

Unit4’s State of the Digital Nation 2023 survey shows public sector needs to accelerate investment to improve citizen services

Budget 2023: Boroughs warn at least one child in every London classroom is homeless

Budget 2023: Boroughs warn at least one child in every London classroom is homeless

Crown Commercial Service | Modular Building Solutions

Crown Commercial Service | Modular Building Solutions

UKGBC empowers local authorities to develop nature positive, climate resilient communities

UKGBC empowers local authorities to develop nature positive, climate resilient communities

How Crown Commercial Service (CCS) is supporting local authorities

How Crown Commercial Service (CCS) is supporting local authorities