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COUNCILLORS
From warm to frosty!
18 July 2023
They say be kind to people on the way up because you’ll meet them on the way down.
WHITEHALL
First asylum barge arrives
By Mark Conrad | 18 July 2023
A controversial barge for 500 asylum seekers today arrived at its mooring off the Dorset coast.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Overton rejects breakaway Green group idea
By Dan Peters | 10 July 2023
The re-elected leader of the Local Government Association’s (LGA) independents has rejected the i...
COUNCILLORS
Summer day? Stay away!
04 July 2023
Wiltshire Council’s leader Richard Clewer has discovered it’s lonely at the top.
HUMAN RESOURCES
Majority of councils support return of virtual meetings
By William Eichler | 29 June 2023
Most councils would like to be able to reintroduce virtual meetings to support the recruitment an...
WHITEHALL
East Devon seeks LGA summit with Gove over councillor-staff relations
By Paul Marinko | 28 June 2023
East Devon DC’s leader has written to communities secretary Michael Gove asking for Government he...
FINANCE
Kent to vote on devolution deal
By Heather Jameson | 27 June 2023
Kent CC councillors will vote this week on plans for a devolution deal in a bid to secure more po...
BUSINESS
Councillors to consider plan to stabilise IT system
By Mark Conrad | 21 June 2023
Plans to stabilise Birmingham City Council’s troubled IT system will be considered by senior coun...
ELECTIONS
The size conspiracy
By Colin Copus | 20 June 2023
The journey towards implementing the recommendations in the Redcliffe-Maud report is based on the...
PENSIONS
Gove to pursue council boycott ban
By Martin Ford | 19 June 2023
Legislation aimed at preventing councils from launching their own boycotts has been introduced to...
Director of People & Organisational Development
Up to £120,000 per annum
Design the people foundations of a new organisation before they become someone else’s legacy. Apply for this job
Director of Law, Governance & Compliance (Monitoring Officer)
c£120,000
Design how a new strategic authority governs itself, then lead it into its first mayoral term. Apply for this job
Executive Director of Finance and Investment (S73 Officer)
c£140,000
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- April 2029 vesting day for all areas as ministers recommit to reorganisation
- Budget 2026: High streets to benefit from greater business rates relief
- Budget 2026: Fiscal Devolution Roadmap published and new mayors announced
- Budget 2026: Healey's first Budget delivers fiscal devo vision
- Budget 2026: Chancellor confirms £285m Good Growth funding
Director of People & Organisational Development
Up to £120,000 per annum
Design the people foundations of a new organisation before they become someone else’s legacy. Apply for this job
Director of Law, Governance & Compliance (Monitoring Officer)
c£120,000
Design how a new strategic authority governs itself, then lead it into its first mayoral term. Apply for this job
Executive Director of Finance and Investment (S73 Officer)
c£140,000
Build the investment capability of a new strategic authority, then lead its finances into its first mayoral term. Apply for this job
- April 2029 vesting day for all areas as ministers recommit to reorganisation
- Budget 2026: High streets to benefit from greater business rates relief
- Budget 2026: Fiscal Devolution Roadmap published and new mayors announced
- Budget 2026: Healey's first Budget delivers fiscal devo vision
- Budget 2026: Chancellor confirms £285m Good Growth funding
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