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WHITEHALL

LGA calls for powers to withhold councillors' address

By Mark Conrad | 10 January 2024

Monitoring officers should be allowed to withhold councillors’ home addresses from public registe...

DIGITAL

Alarm sounded on cyber threat to local elections

By Martin Ford | 21 December 2023

Ministers have written to councils to warn of attempted foreign interference in next year’s elect...

ENVIRONMENT

UK councils in distress – What can we learn from 'Down Under'? 

By Ian Owen | 18 December 2023

Recently returned from a fact-finding trip to Australia, Ian Owen describes how councils in the U...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

From merger to milestone: a year in reflection

By Dr Jo Casebourne | 11 December 2023

Dr Jo Casebourne says Foundations has been delivering on its mission in its first year – generati...

LEGISLATION

Is it time to consider AI legislation?

By Sandip Patel KC | 04 December 2023

Watching the development of the EU AI Act could provide local authorities unsure about the use of...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Fresh concern over police withdrawal

By Mark Conrad | 27 November 2023

Council directors are concerned police forces could end involvement in ‘welfare checks’ as part o...

WHITEHALL

Cleverly comes under immediate asylum pressure

By Mark Conrad | 14 November 2023

New home secretary James Cleverly has come under immediate pressure to ditch his predecessor’s co...

WHITEHALL

Housing minister among casualties of Sunak reshuffle

By Mark Conrad | 13 November 2023

The UK will have its 16th housing minister in 12 years after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s sweepin...

CRIME

Prevent concerns amid Middle East crisis

By Martin Ford | 06 November 2023

Fresh concerns have been raised about the Prevent programme amid rising tensions over the conflic...

WHITEHALL

Calls to close extremism loopholes

By Martin Ford | 30 October 2023

Local authorities are currently ‘having to police thought’ in their counter-terrorism role, an ex...

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Chief Executive

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Ebbsfleet Development Corporation

Head of Legal and Governance

£92,948-£104,310 plus £6,500 Leadership Allowance and £5,000 Statutory Officer Allowance

Elmbridge is a vibrant borough, celebrated for its green spaces, bustling high streets and welcoming villages. Apply for this job

Elmbridge Borough Council

Director of Finance (Deputy Section 151 Officer)

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Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Council

frederica-diamanta

Chief Executive

up to £165,000

Premium jobEbbsfleet is one of the UK’s most ambitious regeneration projects, a 21st-century Garden City Apply for this job

Ebbsfleet Development Corporation

Head of Legal and Governance

£92,948-£104,310 plus £6,500 Leadership Allowance and £5,000 Statutory Officer Allowance

Elmbridge is a vibrant borough, celebrated for its green spaces, bustling high streets and welcoming villages. Apply for this job

Elmbridge Borough Council

Director of Finance (Deputy Section 151 Officer)

up to salary max £121,445 per annum

We are now seeking a Director of Finance and Deputy Section 151 Officer to play a pivotal role Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Council