LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Ministerial meddling and the four-day working week

By Professor Jonathan Davies | 11 July 2023

For elite politicians, rational, democratic and forward-looking experiments such as the four-day ...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

A winning campaign

By Shokat Lal | 10 July 2023

Shokat Lal gives an insight into how Sandwell MBC put together a successful polling day in light ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Minister: Oflog won't spot every council failure

By Dan Peters | 04 July 2023

In his speech to the Local Government Association conference this week, levelling up secretary Mi...

WHITEHALL

Level measures

By Jonathan Werran | 04 July 2023

Localis’s research into the potential for public service integration to underpin the delivery of ...

WHITEHALL

Tributes to 'rare gem' Lord Kerslake

By Martin Ford | 03 July 2023

Figures across local and national government have paid tribute to ‘champion of local democracy’ L...

WHITEHALL

Concerns over funding supported housing regulation

By Martin Ford | 21 June 2023

The Government has yet to devise the system to fund councils’ regulation of supported housing, ma...

WHITEHALL

Government turned down Woking plea for help

By Paul Marinko | 21 June 2023

Woking BC’s request for Government financial support two years ago was rejected, allowing the emb...

WHITEHALL

Councils call for ministers to think 'more radically' on short-term lets

By Mark Conrad | 20 June 2023

Whitehall proposals to regulate short-term holiday lets fail to deliver what is needed to tackle ...

WHITEHALL

Usable reserves drop 11%

By Dan Peters | 19 June 2023

Usable reserves held by English councils dropped by 11% in 2022-23, according to analysis of 116 ...

WHITEHALL

Clark: Time to simplify local government

By Heather Jameson | 14 June 2023

The time has come for local government reorganisation and for councils to be given more power, fo...

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Director of Public Health

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frederica-diamanta

Service Director Resources & Performance

Up to £123k + relocation

This integrated team will provide expert advice, as well as ensuring a single ‘line of sight’ on resources coming into the authority. Apply for this job

Cornwall Council

Director of Public Health

£112k-£117k

From Starting Well to Living Well and Aging Well, we’re working to deliver a comprehensive public health offer across Somerset. Apply for this job

Somerset Council

Assistant Chief Fire Officer

£121,180 rising to £134,644 plus benefits and provided car

Premium jobReporting directly to the Chief Fire Officer to support and advise the Fire Authority Apply for this job

Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service