Local Government Association

Feedback report: 22 – 24 March 2023

Letter from Naomi Cooke, Employers’ Secretary, to chief executives in England and Wales (N Ireland for information), to be shared with HR director and monitoring officer, and regional employer organisations.

The Transformation Network is a group for officers working in change management, organisational development, and transformation within local government.

Where an employee is employed under more than one contract of employment at the same time, by the same authority, this can cause a number of difficulties, particularly in calculating continuous service for redundancy purposes. This guide, aimed at human resources advisors and managers, deals principally with that issue. However, it also covers a number of other employment issues.

As the UKSPF is a delegated fund, lead authorities are able to procure, commission, deliver in-house and run competitive bidding processes. While time restrictions may limit the approach undertaken, there are opportunities for some lead authorities to use procurement for wider social and economic benefit. 

It is key that councils communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders, from MPs and voluntary sector organisations to employers and members of the public. This can manifest in a range of different ways from top-down communications to complete co-production.  

The themes under the UKSPF can support councils to embed equality, diversity and inclusion and tackle local inequalities, increase opportunities and improve public services for those living in poverty and furthest away from the jobs market.

Discover more about the councils who will employ Pathways to Planning graduates.