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SKILLS
Helping local people gain new jobs and skills during the COVID-19 shutdown
By George Duggins | 15 April 2020
West Midlands Combined Authority has launched a COVID-19 support website to help people who want ...
WHITEHALL
Now is not the time for Westminster to tighten its centralising grip
By Sarah Longlands | 25 March 2020
Reducing the spread of the virus requires Westminster to loosen the reins of power and to trust d...
COUNCILLORS
Who watches the watchers?
By Donald Graham | 18 March 2020
Donald Graham reviews the recent history of local government standards and concludes two-tier and...
REORGANISATION
Academics urge fiscal devolution
By Martin Ford | 17 March 2020
Experts have told MPs that financial powers must form part of the Government’s devolution plans.
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Shared prosperity fund to be linked to devolution
By Dan Peters | 25 February 2020
The new regime for doling out structural funding after the Brexit transition period will be close...
COMBINED AUTHORITY
Call for Government to focus on hidden homeless
By Martin Ford | 07 February 2020
Central Government’s focus on rough sleepers is hindering efforts to help ‘hidden homeless’ famil...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
The price to pay
By Jonathan Werran | 28 January 2020
If the Johnson Government values the institutions of mayoral governance as agents of levelling up...
WHITEHALL
Talks bring devolution closer for Yorkshire
By Martin Ford | 27 January 2020
Devolution came a step closer in Yorkshire this week as ministers met with leaders from across th...
COMBINED AUTHORITY
The metro mayor elections will indicate how much politics has realigned
By Andrew Carter | 09 January 2020
The collapse of Labour's Red Wall should give the Conservative mayors of Tees Valley and the West...
FINANCE
Mayors press for action to fulfill election promises
By Martin Ford | 17 December 2019
Newly-won Conservative constituencies in the Midlands and northern England have begun lobbying th...
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Chief Quality Officer
£150,892 plus car allowance (£8,153-£10,192)
At Alternative Futures Group, we believe quality is not measured by processes alone. It is measured by the difference we make to people's lives. Apply for this job
Executive Director Adult Social Care and Health (DASS)
£161,239 - £177,363 plus benefits
This is not a maintenance role. It is a transformation leadership opportunity: to bring services and cultures together. Apply for this job
Assistant Director of Legal and Governance (Deputy Monitoring Officer)
£91,639 to £99,427
We are seeking someone with a strong grounding in local government law and governance, or experience gained in a similar environment. Apply for this job
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