ENVIRONMENT

Gove to ease nutrient neutrality requirements

By Mark Conrad | 29 August 2023

Ministers have announced they will ease divisive development rules on water pollution blamed for ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Devolution: keeping it local, making it work

By Trevor Holden | 23 August 2023

The current drive to move things to upper tier authorities in two tier areas runs a real risk of ...

PLANNING

Keep it communal

By Cllr Barry Wood | 15 August 2023

Former levelling up secretary Greg Clark is wrong to advocate shifting planning from district to ...

PLANNING

DCN hits back against call for planning to shift to upper-tier

09 August 2023

The District Councils’ Network (DCN) has rejected a call by former local government secretary Gre...

WHITEHALL

Waste consistency plans still going ahead, Whitehall insists

By Dan Peters | 26 July 2023

Whitehall officials have insisted they are continuing to push ahead with waste consistency plans ...

WHITEHALL

Ending asylum hotel use would back UK 'into a corner'

By Martin Ford | 25 July 2023

The UK should not back itself ‘into a corner’ and exclude hotels as part of the solution to soari...

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...

WHITEHALL

Scrutinising migration

By Mark Conrad | 24 July 2023

With asylum and immigration sure to feature in political debates ahead of a General Election, wha...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

An attack on the freedom of councils as corporate bodies

By Ian Miller | 11 July 2023

If passed as drafted the Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill would mean a ...

HEALTH

When it comes to health, districts matter

By Natalie Brahma-Pearl | 10 July 2023

District councils make a real impact on the health of residents, so why are they overlooked by th...

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Corporate Director, Children and Young People (DCS)

£142,952 (pay award pending)

We are now seeking our next permanent Corporate Director of Children and Young People to drive forward the services and deliver lasting impact. Apply for this job

Herefordshire Council

Head of Finance Delivery (SHDC)

£67k

Are you a qualified finance professional who thrives in environments where your people skills are as valued as your financial acumen? Apply for this job

Public Sector Partnership Services Limited (PSPSL)

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