Councillors

By Martin Ford | 11 June 2024

Local government minister Simon Hoare has written to the Food Standards Agency (FSA) on behalf of...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

EXCLUSIVE: LGA starts to shift on standards

By Dan Peters | 04 June 2024

Senior Local Government Association (LGA) figures expect the organisation’s long-standing relucta...

WHITEHALL

Council staff 'live in fear of abuse, assault or worse' - APSE study

By Mark Conrad | 03 June 2024

Council staff and members often live ‘in fear of abuse, assault or worse,’ experts have warned.

WHITEHALL

Hoare: We still want productivity plans

By Dan Peters | 30 May 2024

Local government minister Simon Hoare has insisted he still wants councils to draw up unpopular p...

50 glorious years

28 May 2024

She’s outlasted 19 council leaders, five chief executives and the entirety of Britain’s EU member...

WHITEHALL

High Court dismisses Bibby Stockholm legal challenge

By Mark Conrad | 23 May 2024

The High Court has dismissed a legal case challenging the Government’s controversial use of the B...

COUNCILLORS

Exhaustively yours

21 May 2024

Combing through the ballot papers from the recent local elections, Diary unearthed a few gems.

COUNCILLORS

Give us space

20 May 2024

If there is to be a new Total Place, or interest in using combined authorities as mechanisms of c...

LEGAL

Make monitoring great again

By Peter Ware | 15 May 2024

Ensuring monitoring officers have a seat at the top table could help create a culture of better d...

FINANCE

LGA: Care Act hope has faded

By Dan Peters | 14 May 2024

Only around two thirds of councils are confident of being able to meet all their legal duties und...

Director - Governance

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Oxfordshire County Council

Director - Governance

£76,134 – £88,571 (including car allowance)

As the Monitoring Officer you will work as part of the ‘Golden Triangle’ with the Head of Paid Service and s.151 officer Apply for this job

North Herts Council

Director Highways, Transport & Waste Management

up to £120k

There for Nottinghamshire. There for each other. There for you. Apply for this job

Nottinghamshire County Council

Deputy Director for Education and Inclusion

£110,000 - £120,000 & Benefits

Together, we’re shaping children’s education for the future Apply for this job

Oxfordshire County Council