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ECONOMIC GROWTH

County Deals approach falls far short of treating districts as equal partners

By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 07 February 2022

We need much stronger mechanisms to promote the active involvement of district councils in the Co...

DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK

The white paper wait seems worth it for districts

By Ian Miller | 04 February 2022

The Government should be applauded for recognising – at last – that Whitehall does not know best ...

WHITEHALL

Ministers acknowledge long-term savings from Everyone In

By Dan Peters | 17 January 2022

Ministers have acknowledged that the Government’s Everyone In policy will achieve long-term savin...

WHITEHALL

Districts call for new homes bonus certainty

By Dan Peters | 17 January 2022

District councils have called for long-term certainty over the future of the dwindling new homes ...

FINANCE

We will spell out the benefits delivered by districts' wellbeing services

By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 17 January 2022

We need a long term strategy that revitalises leisure and wellbeing services to level up the heal...

HOMELESSNESS

Districts are working hard to ensure a healthy Christmas future

By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 23 December 2021

With a hard winter looming, districts are focused on making sure every rough sleeper gets a jab, ...

SOCIAL CARE

Councils express integrated care system sidelining fears

By Martin Ford | 23 December 2021

Local authority leaders are concerned they are being excluded as governance structures are put in...

SOCIAL CARE

This provisional settlement makes the job of districts harder

By Cllr Sharon Taylor | 20 December 2021

The Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement falls short of what district councils need an...

PLANNING

Give districts an equal voice in county deals

By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 07 December 2021

Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen explains why district councils want to have an equal voice in developing c...

FINANCE

Prudential code changes sparks fear for district finances

By Heather Jameson | 07 December 2021

Plans to change the rules on prudential borrowing have provoked fears that district councils’ fin...

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Talent Acquisition Lead (Manger)

Band I SCP 44-47 (£55,609 - £59,025 per annum)

Ready to shape the future of talent acquisition in local government and make a real impact? Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Principal Lawyer - Children and/or Adult Safeguarding

£51,356 - £56,494

Do you want to make a difference to local people? Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Industrial Relations and HR Policy Manager

£54,495 - £57,864

What You’ll Do This is a unique opportunity to step into a strategic role at the heart of industrial relations. As Industrial Relations & HR Polic... Apply for this job

Oxfordshire County Council