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HOMELESSNESS

£25m scheme to protect rough sleepers launched

By Martin Ford | 20 December 2021

Councils have been tasked with accommodating and vaccinating people sleeping rough in response to...

FINANCE

Gove unveils £54bn finance settlement

By Martin Ford | 16 December 2021

The provisional local government finance settlement for 2022-23 represents an additional 4% incre...

FINANCE

Not top-down reform – but beware the bottom-up push

By Heather Jameson | 15 December 2021

While we have ruled out top-down reorganisation of local government, the prospect of forcing bott...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: New core funding model mooted for LRFs

By Mark Conrad | 14 December 2021

Whitehall officials are considering a rollout of core funding for local resilience forums (LRFs) ...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Goodbye to ...

By Ann McGauran | 14 December 2021

The MJ highlights a tumultuous year for local government still impacted by the global pandemic, ...

WHITEHALL

Government dismisses fears over reorganisation master plan

13 December 2021

The Government has dismissed reports of a leaked version of the levelling up White Paper, which r...

WHITEHALL

Leaked White Paper reveals reorganisation master plan

09 December 2021

A leaked version of the levelling up White Paper has revealed plans to scrap two-tier local gover...

BUSINESS

Gove scraps urban centre recovery taskforce

By Dan Peters | 09 December 2021

Communities secretary Michael Gove has disbanded a 10-strong expert advisory group of local gover...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Minister dismisses 'sham' university study

By Dan Peters | 09 December 2021

A minister has dismissed a university study on the UK community renewal fund as a ‘sham’.

FINANCE

Copeland in 'Section 114 territory'

By Dan Peters | 08 December 2021

Copeland BC is ‘heading rapidly towards its minimum level of reserves and an expectation internal...

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Strategic Director – Place-Based Services

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Stevenage is a town with bold ambitions. Apply for this job

Stevenage Borough Council

Executive Director of Adult Care Services

£158,000

This is an exciting time to be joining Hertfordshire County Council. Apply for this job

Hertfordshire County Council

Assistant Director - People & Change

Up to £91,625 + generous pension

Cambridge is a city of global reputation and local pride – a place of ideas, innovation and inclusion. Apply for this job

Cambridge City Council