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NEW LOCAL

Budget did not reflect the importance of communities, says NLGN chair

By Ann McGauran | 12 March 2020

The Budget underplayed the role of individuals and communities, and local areas are ‘now at a poi...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Building communities for change

By Robbie Bates | 11 March 2020

In order to deliver sustainable and impactful change we need to take a whole place-based approach...

HEALTH

A tough balancing act for councils

By Naomi Larsson | 10 March 2020

Managing and mitigating the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on local communities poses a huge cha...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Councils step up coronavirus response

By Naomi Larsson | 10 March 2020

Local authorities across the country have stepped up their response to coronavirus as the number ...

FINANCE

Scottish ministers hit out at UK austerity

By Naomi Larsson | 09 March 2020

Scottish ministers have blamed UK austerity measures for the financial difficulties facing counci...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Expanding the approach to public engagement

By Laurie Smith | 05 March 2020

There are many ways to make it easier to forge public consensus on the difficult decisions needed...

HEALTH

Using design to closing the health gap and improve later life

By Paul Burstow | 04 March 2020

In the south west of England, the Transform Ageing programme has been exploring how to improve pe...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Engaging our global family

By Jonathan Carr-West | 04 March 2020

Local government needs to pool its combined knowledge and learn from the perspective of others - ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

To truly 'level -up' we need to power up counties

By Barry Lewis | 02 March 2020

Today a new report  argues that the ‘levelling up’ agenda cannot bypass county areas. Cllr Barry ...

WHITEHALL

Government bats away Bellwin criticism

By Dan Peters | 25 February 2020

The Government has batted away fresh criticisms of the 37-year-old Bellwin scheme after one of th...

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frederica-diamanta

Talent Acquisition Lead (Manger)

Band I SCP 44-47 (£55,609 - £59,025 per annum)

Ready to shape the future of talent acquisition in local government and make a real impact? Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Principal Lawyer - Children and/or Adult Safeguarding

£51,356 - £56,494

Do you want to make a difference to local people? Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Industrial Relations and HR Policy Manager

£54,495 - £57,864

What You’ll Do This is a unique opportunity to step into a strategic role at the heart of industrial relations. As Industrial Relations & HR Polic... Apply for this job

Oxfordshire County Council