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HEALTH

The power of place

By Heather Jameson | 16 August 2023

The chief executives of Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire CC talk to Heather Jameson about gett...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

The pros and cons of messy devo

By Vivien Lowndes | 15 August 2023

Unfinished devolution may feel like a failure to deliver, but can we think differently, ask Cathe...

DEVOLUTION

Leading the charge on climate action

By Anthony Payne | 15 August 2023

The Blueprint Coalition’s Manifesto for Local Climate Action outlines four key demands for all po...

PEOPLE

Chief officer appointed for East Midlands devolution

By Martin Ford | 11 August 2023

Mark Rogers has been appointed as the interim chief officer of the East Midlands devolution progr...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Stop micro-managing local issues from the centre

By Heather Jameson | 01 August 2023

The Prime Minister has ordered a review of low traffic neighbourhoods, yet as local government mi...

WHITEHALL

Sector to step up anti-mayor lobbying

By Dan Peters | 01 August 2023

The sector is to step up its lobbying for the Government to use its King’s Speech to end its fixa...

HEALTH

A rallying cry for subsidiarity

By Tim Knox | 31 July 2023

The new cross-party Effective Governance Forum’s belief is that power should be devolved to the ‘...

ENVIRONMENT

Unpicking the Bill

By Martin Ford | 31 July 2023

The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill has completed its passage through the Lords but critics fe...

WHITEHALL

Government rejects unitaries' devo bid for Solent

By Paul Marinko | 27 July 2023

Ministers have rejected a devolution bid by three south coast unitaries after the trio turned dow...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Government must set out its case on remote meetings

By Ian Miller | 24 July 2023

Even if the answer is a reasoned ‘no’, local government deserves the courtesy of being told the G...

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Strategic Director – Place-Based Services

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Stevenage Borough Council

Executive Director of Adult Care Services

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Hertfordshire County Council

Assistant Director - People & Change

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Cambridge City Council

frederica-diamanta

Strategic Director – Place-Based Services

£Competitive

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