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HUMAN RESOURCES
Councillor-officer relations coming under pressure
By Martin Ford | 20 December 2023
Relations between councillors and officers are being tested by the increasing financial pressures...
REORGANISATION
Councils moved through crisis with warmth and grace
By Mo Baines | 08 November 2023
Local government’s regulatory decision-making framework may often be perceived by those outside o...
SAFETY
It is time for local government to call out unworkable pseudo-market systems
By Mo Baines | 13 September 2023
Writing on the RAAC debacle, Mo Baines says not so long ago the public estate was managed by loca...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Offering a toolkit for levelling up
By Mo Baines | 10 July 2023
A new report from APSE offers some stark findings on levelling up - and some solutions, says Mo B...
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE
Evidence on the need to re-set the system continues to pile up
By Arianna Giovannini | 04 July 2023
This is the core of the centre’s problem: its lack of understanding of the huge untapped potentia...
BUSINESS
Is it time for insourcing by default?
By Mo Baines | 13 June 2023
Is it time for a new era of public service value? Mo Baines looks at the value of insourcing and ...
ELECTIONS
Officers' skills will be tested post-elections
By Mo Baines | 16 May 2023
Mo Baines says 'as most horse-trading nears to an end, in those councils left with no overall con...
SOCIAL CARE
Retention – a top priority for the sector
By Steve Wilson | 02 May 2023
Commercial director of Commercial Services Group Steve Wilson looks at the capacity issues facing...
DATA
Oflog is likely to keep meeting serious opposition
By Mo Baines | 21 March 2023
The fear within the Oflog proposals is that this will become just another box-ticking exercise - ...
BUSINESS
Give councils the core role in local public accounts committees
By Mo Baines | 25 January 2023
If the aims of the Public Procurement Bill are to become a reality, isn't it time to give local ...
Head of Head of Rent Service
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Head of Head of Rent Service
£79,119 - £82,368
This leadership role in the Council, with responsibility for the effective and efficient collection of rent across the Housing Revenue Account Apply for this job
Corporate Director of Children’s Services
Competitive Salary
You will be joining a council that is fully committed to improvement and where delivering the best start in life for children and young people Apply for this job
Fire Safety Lead
£53,051- £57,372 per annum
Working closely with a broader compliance team, you will lead on the management and assurance of fire safety across the Council's estate. Apply for this job
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