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FINANCE

Truss must put councils on a firm financial footing

By Heather Jameson | 06 September 2022

If the Government wants to measure councils' performance, then bring it on, says Heather Jameson....

WHITEHALL

Guarded welcome for new local government secretary Clarke

By Mark Whitehead | 06 September 2022

The sector has given new local government secretary Simon Clarke a guarded welcome after he was a...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

The harvest of our community farm will be a widespread one

By Gill Kneller | 06 September 2022

East Hampshire DC's community farm plan will create an opportunity that brings its corporate stra...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Trading standards - market regulator and champion of fairness

By Cllr Jenny Hannaby | 05 September 2022

Now more than ever, councils’ trading standards service is essential to our economy and the envir...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

East Midlands' great big deal

05 September 2022

It’s a 30-year £1.14bn devolution deal for large parts of the East Midlands. Ben Bradley talks to...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Local government 'over-centralised'

By William Eichler | 02 September 2022

Local government is over-centralised, inefficient and under-resourced, a new report has said.

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES

More grant funding, not devolved tax powers, will support levelling up

By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 31 August 2022

Sir Stephen Houghton says fiscal devolution is not a ‘levelling up’ silver bullet – and a new ref...

DEVOLUTION

Will devo be put on ice?

By Ann McGauran | 30 August 2022

The new Prime Minister will have a full in-tray. Could the pace of English devolution stall due t...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

£1.14bn East Midlands devo deal agreed

By Ann McGauran | 30 August 2022

A landmark £1.14bn devolution deal for a new combined county authority (CCA) is on offer for the ...

CENTRE FOR CITIES

New PM must turn levelling up commitments into action

By Andrew Carter | 29 August 2022

Next month’s successful candidate should use their first speech as Prime Minister to recommit to ...

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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