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OFLOG

EXCLUSIVE: Watchdog looking to add metrics despite pause

By Dan Peters | 09 October 2024

The Office for Local Government (Oflog) is pushing ahead with work to expand its data gathering d...

CYBER SECURITY

Are councils getting worse at protecting data?

By Jon Fielding | 03 October 2024

Jon Fielding looks at why councils’ data losses have increased and how they can deliver improveme...

CITIES INDEX

A new compass for councils

By Liz Zeidler | 02 October 2024

The Thriving Places Index data 2024 has been released for England. Liz Zeidler talks about how th...

FUTURE FORUM

Future Forum Midlands: CIPFA chief calls for reorganisation debate

By Dan Peters | 12 September 2024

The chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy has called for a...

POLITICS

Greater data sharing call after Reeves restricts winter fuel payments

By Emily Twinch | 09 September 2024

A group of 14 local authorities has written to Cabinet ministers to call for greater data sharing...

DATA

CRUD – the key to successful transformation?

05 September 2024

Ignore data fundamentals at your peril, warns Campbell Tickell's Alistair Sharpe-Neal.

PLANNING

Planning 'dysfunction' leaves new homes vulnerable to floods

By Ellie Ames | 04 September 2024

‘Dysfunction’ in the English planning system is leaving new housing development vulnerable to flo...

DIGITAL

Hackney clashes with regulator over cyber attack

By Ellie Ames | 18 July 2024

Hackney LBC has dismissed a finding that it breached data protection law before records were lost...

AI

AI – progress to a local government future

By Paul Marinko | 16 July 2024

Following a discussion last year on what AI promised for the councils of the future, The MJ and P...

GENERAL ELECTION

The sector did itself proud

By Peter Stanyon | 08 July 2024

Regardless of issues, the General Election was successfully delivered, says Peter Stanyon — but c...

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

Grade 12 £67,236 – £71,223 plus £3000pa Statutory Officer Allowance

Premium jobWe are looking for an accomplished and proactive leader for our vacant post of Head of Democratic Services & Elections Apply for this job

Harborough District Council

Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service

£Competitive

Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority (HEYCA) represents a bold new chapter in the region’s history. Apply for this job

Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority

Finance Business Partner – Housing & HRA

Band I, SCP 44 - 47 (£53,885 - £57,195) per annum

If so, we are looking to recruit a Finance Business Partner who will report to the Head of Business Partnering for this area. Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council