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PLANNING
Councils warn of 'housebuilding fiasco'
By Martin Ford | 15 September 2020
New government housing targets will lead to a north-south divide in England, the Local Government...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
DCN: Bigger local government is 'not better or cheaper'
By Ann McGauran | 01 September 2020
Proposals for county unitary councils would be 122 times larger than the average council in Germa...
LONDON COUNCILS
Evictions ban extended
By Martin Ford | 21 August 2020
The Government has extended the ban on evictions of renters for a further month following lobbyin...
LONDON COUNCILS
Councils warn of 'avalanche of evictions'
By Martin Ford | 21 August 2020
The local government sector is braced for a deluge of homelessness following the end of the evict...
WHITEHALL
Fears for small unitaries over Clarke's reorganisation shake-up
By Dan Peters | 18 August 2020
Existing small unitaries could be at risk in the looming reorganisation shake-up after the Govern...
PLANNING
Reforms to fast-track local plans
By Martin Ford | 06 August 2020
Councils will face sanctions unless they draw-up local plans within 30 months under government pr...
ENVIRONMENT
Planning shakeup to 'sideline' councils
By Martin Ford | 03 August 2020
Councils have warned they will be ‘sidelined’ by new planning regulations to be unveiled this week.
INNOVATION
COVID-19 has driven home the huge importance of locality
By Cllr John Fuller | 28 July 2020
Cllr John Fuller says the pace of innovation in solving final mile problems has shown that 'local...
WHITEHALL
Williams: I'll accept whatever it takes to get a county unitary
By Dan Peters | 28 July 2020
The leader of Hertfordshire CC has conceded he would accept a directly-elected mayor as the figur...
REORGANISATION
Reorganisation will deter potential councillors, report warns
By Dan Peters | 24 July 2020
Local government unitary reorganisation will slash the number of councillors and deter many from ...
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Shape the Future of Essex. Drive climate action. Deliver for our communities. Apply for this job
Director of Social Work and Social Care
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