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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Cracking down on profiteering
By Paul Marinko | 06 October 2026
Following our focus on sector concerns at national efforts to curb the use of unregistered children’s care placements in last week’s edition, this week The MJ examines the challenge of removing pro...
DEVOLUTION
Strategic authorities: Staying off the ropes
By Dan Peters | 29 September 2026
Dan Peters assesses Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority’s progress under mayor Luke Campbe...
EMERGENCY PLANNING
Planning for the worst
By Martin Ford | 22 September 2026
As the UK faces a myriad of large-scale threats that only grows longer with each passing year, ho...
REGENERATION
MJ Regeneration: A Budget to build from
By David Blackman | 17 September 2026
Chancellor John Healey’s commitment to regional economic growth predates the Burnham Government b...
REORGANISATION
Dealing with LGR limbo
By Neil Merrick | 15 September 2026
Councils face renewed uncertainty over staffing, finances, contracts and long-term planning as mi...
AI
Drowning in AI tide
By Dan Peters | 08 September 2026
Generative AI is making it easier than ever for residents to complain, object and request informa...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Deadlock over December deadline
By Joe Lepper | 08 September 2026
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is bullish on enforcing a statutory dea...
GOVERNANCE
Driving devolution
By Heather Jameson | 03 September 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham may have set up No10 North as the engine room for devolution and is f...
DEVOLUTION
Quango conundrum
By Ann McGauran | 27 August 2026
Rewiring the State promises a serious look at whether arm’s-length bodies’ powers and funding sh...
DEVOLUTION
Untangling the wires to progress
By Martin Ford | 12 August 2026
The Government has finally unveiled it proposals to ‘rewire the state’ and devolve powers to regi...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Searching for a NEET solution
By Vijay K Luthra | 06 August 2026
With NEET numbers at their highest since 2013, Patrick Diamond and Vijay K Luthra argue the answe...
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As Director of Legal and Governance, reporting directly to the Chief Executive, you will play a central role in our corporate leadership team, Apply for this job
Deputy Headteacher
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