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DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK
DCN rebrands to Local Councils' Network amid reorganisation
By Dan Peters | 19 March 2026
The District Councils’ Network has announced it is rebranding to the Local Councils’ Network (LCN).
FINANCE
Counting the cost of rectifying exceptional financial support to councils
By David Blackman | 19 March 2026
The scale of the problems exceptional financial support is intended to tackle highlights the need...
REORGANISATION
EXCLUSIVE: Disappearing councils move to sign deals before reorganisation
By EXCLUSIVE by Paul Marinko and Joe Lepper | 18 March 2026
Councils facing the axe are moving to sign high-value long-term contracts before ministers sign t...
PLANNING
South Staffordshire bucks national trend on planning enforcement
By Catherine Gutteridge | 16 March 2026
Catherine Gutteridge says South Staffordshire Council is standing apart as a positive exception b...
REORGANISATION
Getting local government reorganisation land transfers right
By Raj Flora-Seehra | 16 March 2026
By reviewing portfolios in advance, councils can avoid unnecessary complications and ensure the t...
WORKFORCE
Future Forum: Senior job opportunities on horizon
By Martin Ford | 12 March 2026
Local government reorganisation offers job market ‘opportunities’ as well as challenges for senio...
REORGANISATION
Future Forum: Reorganisation threat to transformation
By Martin Ford | 12 March 2026
Fears that ambitions to include transformation alongside local government reorganisation may not ...
DEVOLUTION
Leaders united on devo despite reorg rivalry
By Neil Merrick | 12 March 2026
Council leaders in Hertfordshire have insisted they remain united over devolution despite present...
REORGANISATION
New boundaries, new politics?
By Duncan Flynn | 12 March 2026
As the sector awaits the Government’s decision on the boundaries for unitary authorities in the v...
FUTURE FORUM
Future Forum: Warning against 'more of the same' post-reorganisation
By Martin Ford | 11 March 2026
Fundamental questions remain to be answered in the local government reorganisation process, The M...
SOCIAL CARE
Future Forum: Casey calls for public service 'coterminosity'
By Paul Marinko | 11 March 2026
Baroness Louise Casey has argued ‘coterminosity’ across public services is key for achieving real...
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Library Manager Service Development
£51,356 to £55,539 per annum
Are you passionate about the future of public libraries and the role they play at the heart of communities? Apply for this job
Supervising Associate Lawyer
£62691.0000 - £73753.0000 per annum
Supervising Associate Lawyer - Dispute Resolution/Civil LitigationPermanent, Full Time£62,691 - £73,753 per annumLocation: ChelmsfordWorking Style: An Apply for this job
Director of Regeneration and Planning
circa £130,000
The Borough is served by the best transport network in south London. Apply for this job
- Government to introduce local scrutiny committees for mayors
- EXCLUSIVE: Housing First established model in London
- EXCLUSIVE: Disappearing councils move to sign deals before reorganisation
- Lords block government move to influence council pension investments
- Northamptonshire councils consider joint devolution plan
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