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LEGAL
Legal action over councillor media ban
By William Eichler | 01 October 2025
A local newspaper group has launched legal action against a decision by Reform UK-led Nottinghamshire CC to ban its councillors from speaking to its journalists.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Fears over lack of teeth behind mandatory reporting duty
By Neil Merrick | 14 July 2025
Government plans to make it a mandatory duty to report child sexual abuse need to be backed up wi...
SOCIAL CARE
We need to protect those without a voice
By Elyzabeth Hawkes | 13 September 2022
The proposed Bill of Rights may have been postponed, but Elyzabeth Hawkes says there is still no ...
HUMAN RIGHTS
Call over Chinese CCTV firms used by three-quarters of councils
By Martin Ford | 04 July 2022
Human rights concerns have been raised over Chinese CCTV firms linked with almost three-quarters ...
QUEENS SPEECH
Queen's Speech: Mental health laws to be overhauled
By William Eichler | 10 May 2022
Government will reform mental health laws to make it harder to detain people and to stop the disp...
BUSINESS
Call for clarity on council Hikvision use
By Laura Sharman | 26 April 2022
Local government minister Michael Gove has been urged to clarify his position on buying surveilla...
BUSINESS
UN expresses 'serious concern' over cladding
By Dan Peters | 29 June 2020
The United Nations’ special rapporteur on adequate housing has expressed ‘serious concern’ that 6...
LEGISLATION
Rebuilding lives lost to slavery
By Paul Gerrard | 18 March 2019
Local authorities must do more than meet the ‘bare minimum of the Modern Slavery Act’, writes Pau...
LEGISLATION
A charter to tackle County Lines
By Ann McGauran | 18 March 2019
Islington LBC’s first report on the local implementaton of the Charter Against Modern Slavery sho...
FIRE SAFETY
Grenfell residents had human rights breached, watchdog finds
By Laura Sharman | 13 March 2019
The residents of Grenfell Tower had their human rights breached by Kensington & Chelsea LBC befor...
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Assistant Director – Youth and Communities
£88,225 - £105,726
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Director of Public Health & Wellbeing
£108,015 – £118,680 pa
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Head of Safeguarding Legal Services
£79,119 – £92,538
And we are reshaping our organisation to be better equipped to have the greatest impact for our community. Apply for this job
- Shadow minister warns devolution Bill will 'die' without talks
- Ahead of LGR decisions, tribalism hasn't had the chance to take hold in Norfolk
- DCN rebrands to Local Councils Network amid reorganisation
- A rocket booster has been fired under the tax devo debate
- Call for developers to be hit with stick
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