WHITEHALL

Trust in democracy is under threat - and local government is not immune

By Graeme McDonald | 07 December 2021

Solace will continue to push the Government to respond to the Committee for Standards in Public L...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Officers implore Government to rethink remote meeting rules

01 December 2021

Legal and democratic services officers have implored ministers to change the rules on remote meet...

FINANCE

Council blocks mayor 'power grab' plan to axe chief's role

By Dan Peters | 18 November 2021

Members of Middlesbrough Council have voted to keep their chief executive, blocking a ‘power grab...

WHITEHALL

LGA lobbies Patel on asylum pressures

By Dan Peters | 15 November 2021

Senior councillors have written to ministers expressing their concerns about the resettlement of ...

ENVIRONMENT

Sector 'invisible' in COP26 preamble

By Michael Burton | 09 November 2021

Local government is ‘invisible’ in the preamble to the Glasgow COP26 agreement, the sector’s repr...

WHITEHALL

Government tight-lipped on Thanet response

By Dan Peters | 08 November 2021

The Government has refused to disclose how it is responding to long-standing issues at Thanet DC ...

COUNCILLORS

Minister eyes council intervention

By Chris Mahony | 02 November 2021

The Northern Ireland communities minister has said she will not hesitate to intervene in troubled...

WHITEHALL

DLUHC's failure to respond on standards 'not good enough'

02 November 2021

The Government’s failure to respond to a report on standards in local government is ‘just not goo...

FINANCE

Powys' savings off target

By Chris Mahony | 01 November 2021

Powys CC’s savings plans are 22% off target more than halfway through the financial year, senior ...

WHITEHALL

Hybrid hopes raised by Gove

By Dan Peters | 25 October 2021

Hopes that the Government will change the law to allow hybrid meetings have been raised by an int...

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frederica-diamanta

Housing Assurance Service Manager

£55,675 - £56,649

We’re building a brand-new assurance team in our Homes & Neighbourhoods service Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Director of Planning and Economy

£104,464 (plus generous pension and benefits)

Southend-on-Sea is one of the UK’s newest cities, and this is a fascinating time to join us as we shape our future. Apply for this job

Southend-on-Sea City Council

Team Manager & Senior Lawyer - Commercial & Contracts

£55,997- £63,189 per annum

Warwickshire Legal Services is growing. Apply for this job

Warwickshire County Council