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FINANCE
Will this year see lift-off for local government?
By Heather Jameson | 11 January 2022
If Mr Gove is to deliver the aims of levelling up, to strengthen local leadership, boost civic pr...
COVID
Party people
11 January 2022
Under the rules of nominative determinism, you might expect someone with a name like Adam Wildman...
FINANCE
Looking ahead with trepidation
By Martin Reeves | 11 January 2022
Professor Martin Reeves digests the contents of the provisional local government finance settleme...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Ready for the resolution
By Ann McGauran | 11 January 2022
At the opening of 2022, Ann McGauran and Heather Jameson look at what the coming year may bring –...
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...
Programme Director (LGR Transition)
£121k – £134k (fixed term 2 years with option to extend)
Hertfordshire is embarking on one of the most significant transformations in its public services for a generation. Apply for this job
Assistant Director People Commissioning
£99,433 to £112,411
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
Strategic Director Environment
£159,862 to £167,495
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
- Tackling Incivility: A leadership priority for local government
- Council workers offered 3.3% pay rise in 'full and final' deal
- Final reorganisation decisions for four priority areas announced
- Essex threatens legal action over reorganisation
- EXCLUSIVE: Rising temporary accommodation bill fuelled by B&B exodus
Programme Director (LGR Transition)
£121k – £134k (fixed term 2 years with option to extend)
Hertfordshire is embarking on one of the most significant transformations in its public services for a generation. Apply for this job
Assistant Director People Commissioning
£99,433 to £112,411
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
Strategic Director Environment
£159,862 to £167,495
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
- Tackling Incivility: A leadership priority for local government
- Council workers offered 3.3% pay rise in 'full and final' deal
- Final reorganisation decisions for four priority areas announced
- Essex threatens legal action over reorganisation
- EXCLUSIVE: Rising temporary accommodation bill fuelled by B&B exodus
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