Michael Duncan, senior associate in the Built Environment sector at independent UK law firm Burges Salmon investigates High Street Rental Auctions in the context of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act.

Proxima shares the best practices for ensuring successful delivery whilst getting the greatest value from increasingly constrained budgets

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Jane Frost CBE, chief executive of MRS looks at how social research can improve government decisions in light of changes imposed and driven by the pandemic.

Stephen Sidebottom explores the challenge facing organisations of adapting to change and why excellent risk management has never been a greater priority

Evidence, data and insight must be protected and prioritised in the UK’s Covid recovery, says MRS CEO Jane Frost CBE

In a post Covid-19 world, research will be vital in developing policy, planning services and governing effectively, writes Jane Frost

Victoria Robinson discusses the importance of reviewing risk culture in an organisation’s ongoing work

Digital inclusion for local councils is no longer an option, it’s a legal requirement, writes Hilary Stephenson

Victoria Robinson looks at the ways that risk management is changing and how the public sector needs to adapt to those changes

How can risk professionals in the public sector be trained as they tackle the many challenges that face them? Jane O’Leary discusses

The local government sector can no longer ignore the importance of web accessibility, says Hilary Stephenson

Paula Buckley, assistant director of customer services at Birmingham City Council, looks at the importance of creating immediate dialogue between authority and residents through an easily accessible and mobile responsive council website Birmingham City Council’s old site had been built in 2009, had cost a significant amount of money and been subject to a significant amount of criticism. There had been a number of attempts to improve it but it just wasn’t working for the people of the city.

Alarm's Jane O’Leary discusses the opportunities and challenges of new local authority service delivery models

Geoffrey Bowden, general secretary for the Association of Translation Services, discusses Article 50; a double edged sword for the UK language industry With our exit from the EU officially set in motion, the UK language industry, like many other sectors, faces a prolonged period of uncertainty as the terms of that exit are negotiated.

Wayne Rigby discusses the unique value of local authority risk practitioners in supporting and managing children’s services risk, complaints and claims

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Event Diary

Returning to the NAEC Stoneleigh in Warwickshire from 24-26 June, Road Transport Expo (RTX) is back with its winning ‘All about the truck’ formula.

19-20 November 2025, ExCeL London

elementalLONDON’s debut show is the latest launch from the team behind InstallerSHOW, building on the success of the elemental digital brand, which delivers news, views and solutions on reaching net zero to its audience of built environment professionals.

Education Business LIVE is a carefully designed conference and exhibition bringing together education people with a passion for the promotion and development of effective school leadership, management, learning and teaching.

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Frontline Cleaners Express

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Gemini Data Loggers, established in 1984, designs and manufactures the Tinytag range of data logg