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Circular NJC/2/26 – Pay award 2026

The NJC has agreed an increase of 3.8 per cent with effect from 1 July 2026. This circular contains the revised rates of pay from 1 July 2026.

Roundtable: How can councils attract alternative sources of investment into their area?

This roundtable chaired by Phil Green – Executive Director of Growth, Environment and Transport at Lancashire County Council – reflected on the challenges and opportunities that councils face in attracting alternative sources of investment and provided an opportunity for councils to share insights about their place-making roles and how they are attracting investment.

The role of local leadership - Dr Simon Kaye

In this think piece Dr Simon Kaye, Director of Policy at the think tank Reform, discusses the importance of local leadership in securing powers from central government, and how intelligent self-governance can help realise levelling up ambitions.