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POLICY AND POLITICS
Return of the Extended Ministerial Office?
By David Godfrey | 03 June 2026
Amidst the current calls for civil service reform, David Godfrey asks if Extended Ministerial Offices - as previously introduced in the Department of Communities and Local Government – could make a...
FIRE SAFETY
Grenfell's legacy of failure laid bare
By Heather Jameson | 04 September 2024
Kensington & Chelsea LBC failed its community when it was needed most, writes Heather Jameson.
SOCIAL CARE
Warning over ICSs becoming 'cabals of self-interest'
By Martin Ford | 08 June 2022
Health and social care secretary Sajid Javid was forced to defend the new system when he appeared...
HEALTH
Sandwell calls for action on test shortage
By Martin Ford | 06 January 2022
A council has written to ministers after it was forced to step in to alleviate a shortage of COVI...
HEALTH
Javid aims for 'integration by default'
By Dan Peters | 25 November 2021
Health and social care secretary Sajid Javid has said he wants to push through integration reform...
HEALTH
Javid vows to reform health and social care
05 October 2021
Health secretary Sajid Javid has three clear priorities – COVID, recovery and reform – he told de...
HEALTH
EXCLUSIVE: Government rejects university hall quarantine idea
By Dan Peters | 31 August 2021
The Government has dismissed calls from the nine regional chief executives to allow international...
HEALTH
Getting back in the groove
By Heather Jameson | 13 July 2021
As the country prepares to open up to gatherings again, Heather Jameson rounds up last week’s maj...
HEALTH
Javid: Devolution crucial in levelling up
By Dan Peters | 13 May 2021
Former local government secretary Sajid Javid has stressed the importance of devolution in the dr...
WHITEHALL
Javid calls for 'fresh look at local government'
By Michael Burton | 05 October 2020
Former communities secretary Sajid Javid has called for a ‘fresh look at local government’.
ECONOMIC GROWTH
LEPs need capacity boost to improve delivery, research finds
By Dan Peters | 07 September 2020
Local enterprise partnerships (LEP) would be better at delivering large-scale capital projects if...
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Premium jobAs you’d expect, we offer an attractive package of benefits which makes a career in Local Government both flexible and rewarding. Apply for this job
Head of Education
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Knowsley Council is an award-winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the Municipal Journal Awards 2024. Apply for this job
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