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FINANCE

Alarm bells over £6.6bn property spending spree

By Martin Ford | 13 February 2020

Auditors have suggested an overhaul of council borrowing and investment rules may be needed after...

WHITEHALL

Top local government mandarin to leave ministry

By Martin Ford | 12 February 2020

Dame Melanie Dawes has been confirmed as the new chief executive of Ofcom.

WHITEHALL

Ministers' revolving door leads to re-inventing the wheel syndrome

By Michael Burton | 12 February 2020

The high turnover of communities secretaries, junior ministers and civil servants in recent years...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Jenrick comes under pressure to extend audit deadline

By Paul Marinko | 10 February 2020

Local government secretary Robert Jenrick is coming under pressure to extend the deadline for cou...

ENVIRONMENT

Government activates emergency Bellwin scheme for storm-hit areas

By Ann McGauran | 10 February 2020

Local government secretary Robert Jenrick has today activated the emergency Bellwin scheme for ar...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Sizing up the efficiency problem

By Abdool Kara | 05 February 2020

If delivering efficiency is a driver for local government there are reasons to believe there may ...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Rate relief delay expected

By Dan Peters | 31 January 2020

Changes to business rates reliefs that the Government wants to make from April will not be introd...

WHITEHALL

How important are ministers?

By Michael Burton | 28 January 2020

When you couple a high turnover of ministers with a high turnover of senior civil servants, as is...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Jenrick in anti-semitism funding threat

By Chris Mahony | 28 January 2020

The Local Government Association (LGA) has rebuffed communities secretary Robert Jenrick’s threat...

SOCIAL CARE

Ministers row with LGA over fair funding review modelling

By Ann McGauran | 28 January 2020

A row broke out between ministers and the Local Government Association (LGA) after it modelled th...

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Strategic Director – Place-Based Services

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

Hertfordshire County Council

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

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