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PUBLIC HEALTH
City and Hackney's COVID response: Every action mattered
By Dr Sandra Husbands | 23 August 2024
A new paper explores how the City & Hackney set up an effective COVID contact tracing and outbreak response system, highlighting the importance of local knowledge and insights. Dr Sandra Husbands e...
PUBLIC HEALTH
Vaccine uptake: Give councils the power and cash to deliver
By Florence Conway | 01 August 2024
Pockets of lower vaccine uptake drive inequalities in outcomes, yet we’re not turning to the prof...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Coronavirus care guidance published
By Martin Ford | 13 March 2020
The Government has published guidance for councils on how to protect social care during the coron...
ELECTIONS
Government postpones elections
By Martin Ford | 13 March 2020
Local government elections due to take place on 7 May have been postponed for a year due to the c...
ELECTIONS
Electoral Commission calls for autumn polls
By Martin Ford | 12 March 2020
May’s local elections should be postponed until the autumn, the Electoral Commission has said.
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...
HEALTH
LGA chairman self-isolating due to coronavirus
By Heather Jameson | 12 March 2020
The chairman of the Local Government Association, Cllr James Jamieson, is self-isolating after be...
INFRASTRUCTURE
A Budget for growth – so where is the catch?
By Heather Jameson | 11 March 2020
Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Budget may not have delivered much for council revenues – for adult or c...
WHITEHALL
Budget 2020: Sunak reveals spending spree for first budget
By Heather Jameson | 11 March 2020
New chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled a Budget to end austerity, boost productivity and tackle ...
WHITEHALL
Government asked to look at postponing elections over coronavirus
By Martin Ford | 11 March 2020
Fears that coronavirus could derail May’s polls have been detailed in a letter to the Government ...
DEVOLUTION
Councils are survivors
11 March 2020
Claire Kober says that while the year ahead promises its up and downs, The MJ's columnists are un...
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Chief Executive
£205,749 to £224,986
Premium jobNorth Yorkshire Council is seeking an exceptional leader to become our next Chief Executive. Apply for this job
Chief Executive
£competitive
We are looking for an exceptional senior leader with a strong record of leading change Apply for this job
Assistant Director Finance & Governance and Deputy Section 151 Officer
up to £121,526 + a monthly car allowance of £200 per month + fringe allowance of £753 per annum
You will lead a broad and influential portfolio including finance, revenues and benefits, procurement, audit, risk, insurance and corporate fraud. Apply for this job
- Future Forum Midlands: Two councils using agentic AI for citizen contact
- Future Forum Midlands: Civil servants dismiss timetable speculation for LGR review
- EXCLUSIVE: Burnham wish for new settlement with sector
- Behind the scenes of this week's reorganisation debacle
- West Surrey Council set to announce chief executive
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