State will operate 'more like a start-up'
By Ann McGauran | 10 December 2024
The launch of a £100m fund to pioneer public sector reform and deliver the Government’s Plan for Change will see the state operate ‘more like a start-up’, a minister has pledged.
Don't let the financial crisis destroy devolution
By Dr Simon Kaye | 10 December 2024
Recent developments in local government have raised as many questions as answers. Dr Simon Kaye offers a road map to navigate the current challenges.
Windsor and Maidenhead wants 25% council tax increase amid section 114 warning
By Dan Peters | 11 December 2024
Cash-strapped Windsor & Maidenhead BC has warned a section 114 notice is ‘almost inevitable’ if it is blocked from raising council tax by a quarter.
Call for change after Sara Sharif murder
By Dan Peters | 12 December 2024
Some 485 children in England died or were seriously harmed by abuse or neglect in a year, a repor...
CIPFA calls for social care reform
By Martin Ford | 12 December 2024
A call has been made to the Government to end a ‘vicious cycle’ in social care causing pressure t...
Increased housebuilding targets for councils
By Dan Peters | 12 December 2024
Areas with the highest unaffordability for housing and greatest potential for growth will be hand...
EXCLUSIVE: LGA overhaul mooted after 'big conversation'
By Dan Peters | 12 December 2024
The Local Government Association (LGA) could be overhauled as part of efforts to increase its inf...
Government distances itself from controversial Demos report
By Dan Peters | 12 December 2024
Whitehall officials have distanced themselves from a controversial report that proposed stripping...
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Assistant Director of Finance, Revenues and Benefits (Deputy S.151)
£65,850
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Assistant Directors: Public Protection
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Harlow Council are embarking on a journey of significant transformation Apply for this job
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Harlow Council are embarking on a journey of significant transformation. Apply for this job
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The dangers of reshuffling the deck
'Will the White Paper create a further divide in the devolution geography, asks Professor John Denham? Or should the devolved and non-devolved parts of the country accept the cards they have been dealt?'
11 December 2024
Reluctant chief who became a winner
'Maxine O’Mahony, winner of The MJ’s Achievement Awards 2024 chief executive of the Year award, initially had no plans for the top job but now loves it, as she tells Michael Burton'
By Michael Burton | 05 December 2024
Westminster's success in harnessing social value
By Cllr Geoff Barraclough | 12 December 2024
Cllr Geoff Barraclough explains how Westminster LBC is unlocking the benefits of social value fro...
Cheers all round for Oxfordshire's vision
By Karen Fuller | 11 December 2024
The Cheers M’Dears pub room’s win at The MJ Awards gave Oxfordshire CC the chance to shine a ligh...
A Toolbox for Success
11 December 2024
Bev Morgan offers advice to local authorities keen to replicate the success of Wirral MBC’s launc...
4.3% boost for Welsh councils
By Dan Peters | 12 December 2024
Councils will receive £6.1bn from the Welsh Government to spend on delivering key services, incre...
CIPFA calls for social care reform
By Martin Ford | 12 December 2024
A call has been made to the Government to end a ‘vicious cycle’ in social care causing pressure t...
Government distances itself from controversial Demos report
By Dan Peters | 12 December 2024
Whitehall officials have distanced themselves from a controversial report that proposed stripping...
London Councils lobbies for share of GB Energy cash
By Dan Peters | 12 December 2024
London Councils is lobbying for millions of pounds from the Government agency being created to pu...
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