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LOCAL DEMOCRACY

It feels like we're going backwards on 'hybrid' council meetings

By Quentin Baker | 11 January 2022

There appears to be no momentum to urgently provide councillors with the choice to attend meeting...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Trust matters

By Claire Kober | 11 January 2022

Claire Kober says that we 'battle the latest phase of a global pandemic, it matters that we have ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Getting a grip

By Dan Corry | 11 January 2022

The Government is riven with confusion and incoherence, says Dan Corry. Here, he puts forward the...

SOCIAL CARE

Complaints procedures 'marginalised' by councils

By Martin Ford | 11 January 2022

Local government ombudsman Michael King has raised concerns about how councils handle complaints.

FINANCE

Council finances fared better than expected in COVID crisis, says IFS

11 January 2022

The cost of COVID for councils has been far less than expected, research from the Institute for F...

FINANCE

Balancing the books in an uncertain world

By Richard Ambrose | 10 January 2022

The need to take difficult decisions and prudent financial management underpin Buckinghamshire Co...

EMERGENCY PLANNING

Major incidents declared over COVID

By Martin Ford | 07 January 2022

Local resilience forums covering Northamptonshire, Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent made the anno...

HEALTH

No holiday for Solihull's council COVID 'army'

By Ruth Tennant | 07 January 2022

As the Omicron variant started to take hold over the holidays, Solihull MBC mobilised its multi-d...

HEALTH

Sandwell calls for action on test shortage

By Martin Ford | 06 January 2022

A council has written to ministers after it was forced to step in to alleviate a shortage of COVI...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Omicron wave hits council services

By Martin Ford | 04 January 2022

Staff shortages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are taking their toll on council services around ...

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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