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DEVOLUTION

Recovery plans key to levelling up

By Martin Ford | 26 November 2020

Government ambitions for levelling up depend on councils being given funds to fulfil local recove...

PAY

Warm words mean nothing when frontline staff are snubbed

By Heather Jameson | 25 November 2020

Heather Jameson says: 'The Prime Minister’s speech to Scottish Conservatives at the weekend, reit...

DEVOLUTION

Devo is a 'stepping stone to localism', PM tells Scots Tories

By Heather Jameson | 23 November 2020

Devolution should be a stepping stone to passing power down to local communities and businesses, ...

FINANCE

Sunak to re-write Green Book to level up the North

By Heather Jameson | 23 November 2020

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce plans to re-write the Green Book in the spending r...

WHITEHALL

LGA presses to move powers out of London

By Martin Ford | 19 November 2020

Moving powers from the capital to the regions is more important than moving civil servants, the c...

WHITEHALL

An opportunity to rewrite local-central relations

By Heather Jameson | 17 November 2020

Now it is time to click refresh on the Johnson Government. But what of local government and the B...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Creating Powerful Communities

By Jonathan Werran | 17 November 2020

The Recovery and Devolution White Paper must seize on the promise of double devolution to build e...

DEVOLUTION

Jenrick defends PM amid devo 'disaster' claim

By Heather Jameson | 17 November 2020

Communities secretary Robert Jenrick has defended the Prime Minister’s claim that devolution in S...

SOCIAL CARE

The power of local knowledge

By Neil Evans | 10 November 2020

A report show the impressive record of collaboration between Leeds City Council and the Universit...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Combined authority expansion halted by 'party politics'

By Martin Ford | 09 November 2020

The expansion of the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) has stalled after leaders failed t...

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frederica-diamanta

Corporate Director – Adults & Health

£176,061 – £196,002

Lead Change. Shape Lives. Be Part of Something New. Apply for this job

Newham London Borough Council

Assistant Director, People

£89,116 - £104,843 per annum

Experience the best of both worlds with our flexible hybrid working arrangements. Apply for this job

Essex County Council

Executive Director (Children’s Services)

up to £137,831

Are you an experienced and inspirational leader of Children’s Services? Apply for this job

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council