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Ebony Hughes

Director, IMPOWER

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The budget that recognised Better Outcomes Cost Less

The budget that recognised Better Outcomes Cost Less

Spending review is welcomed, but £4.6bn is not enough to balance the system

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Employee wellbeing – a key factor in organisational resilience

Employee wellbeing – a key factor in organisational…

Exploring the link between employee wellbeing and delivering organisational objectives

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Andrew Burns joins IMPOWER as advisor

Andrew Burns joins IMPOWER as advisor

Andrew Burns, Associate Director at CIPFA, and former President of CIPFA and the Society of County Treasurers, has joined IMPOWER as an Advisor.

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IWD 2021: Celebrating Jacinda Ardern

IWD 2021: Celebrating Jacinda Ardern

Jacinda shows great humanity and empathy, alongside clear strength and resolve.

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“Do the best brains work in the same way?” – D&I at IMPOWER

“Do the best brains work in the same way?” –…

I reflect on what diversity and inclusion means for IMPOWER - both internally and through our client work

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Reflecting on Public Finance Live 20: building confidence to deliver ‘good’ savings

Reflecting on Public Finance Live 20: building confidence to…

This week, CIPFA brought together the movers and shakers from public sector finance to discuss and share insight around this…

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6 reasons why this financial challenge requires a different mindset

6 reasons why this financial challenge requires a different…

Local authorities face the triple challenge of remaining resilient, ensuring they are financially sustainable and protecting outcomes.

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Do councils have the financial resilience to survive Covid-19?

Do councils have the financial resilience to survive…

Is the allocated emergency funding sufficient?

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Keeping tomorrow on today’s agenda – the crucial role for Directors of Resources in 2020

Keeping tomorrow on today’s agenda – the crucial…

How to avoid coronavirus derailing the delivery of savings and resulting in an unsustainable future

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A day in the life of a Director… Ebony Hughes

A day in the life of a Director… Ebony Hughes

"I get to satisfy my intellectual curiosity and love of insight, working alongside a range of interesting clients to really get a grip of their challenges."

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Local government budgeting: a complicated solution in a complex world

Local government budgeting: a complicated solution in a…

Financial strategy, planning and management requires a huge overhaul.

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What was missing from the LGA’s ‘Making Sense’ report on children’s services

What was missing from the LGA’s ‘Making Sense’ report…

The Local Government Association (LGA) recently published a research report on children’s services. While the report – ‘Making Sense: Understanding…

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Pinball kids: time to say game over

Pinball kids: time to say game over

The Children’s Commissioner for England, Anne Longfield OBE, recently published the 2018 Stability Index, an annual measure of the stability…

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Accountability in children’s care placements is only part of the equation

Accountability in children’s care placements is only part…

A recent media story (‘Councils not held to account for commissioning social care, claims MP’)  reported the debate in Parliament’s…

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Putting children’s needs first will help reform the care placement system

Putting children’s needs first will help reform the care…

Last week another of the essays from our second Shining a Light collection was published in the MJ.  The essay…

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