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COUNCILLORS
Security costs exemption for election spend limits
By Mark Conrad | 29 January 2024
Local government minister Simon Hoare this week confirmed key security costs for local elections ...
FINANCE
Is it going to be giveaways or propping up councils?
23 January 2024
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has asked Treasury staff to scout for potential cash for local government,...
FINANCE
Lyons: Where are we now?
By Michael Burton | 23 January 2024
The Lyons review of local government was published 17 years ago. If the inquiry recommendations h...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
All parts of the country have been levelled down
By Andrew Carter | 22 January 2024
For the next Government there will be serious choices and decisions to make in order to deliver t...
WHITEHALL
The lack of a national strategy for cities is a national failing
By Marvin Rees OBE | 19 January 2024
After the General Election, regardless of who wins it, Core Cities will unite with partners to ca...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Cities find their future
By Cllr John Merry | 15 January 2024
Cllr John Merry looks back at Key Cities’ successes and considers what he would like the network ...
COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
A new Government provides the opportunity for long-term reform
By Simon Edwards | 15 January 2024
The SEN system and the broken children’s social care residential market are the main drivers of ...
FINANCE
Clarity will be crucial to reform
By Emmet Regan | 15 January 2024
As 2024 begins, Emmet Regan sets out a framework for any incoming government to consider when map...
FINANCE
A huge year – but will local government's voice be heard?
By Heather Jameson | 10 January 2024
'While politicians are holding the line – that councils have plenty of cash and financial failure...
FINANCE
Is this the end of innovation?
By Paul Marinko | 10 January 2024
Is there a tendency among council members to play it safe and avoid risks? Norse Group and The MJ...
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- Council workers offered 3.3% pay rise in 'full and final' deal
- Final reorganisation decisions for four priority areas announced
- Essex threatens legal action over reorganisation
- Bringing skills from the private sector into a council isn't simply a career shift
- Tackling Incivility: A leadership priority for local government
Programme Director (LGR Transition)
£121k – £134k (fixed term 2 years with option to extend)
Hertfordshire is embarking on one of the most significant transformations in its public services for a generation. Apply for this job
Assistant Director People Commissioning
£99,433 to £112,411
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
Strategic Director Environment
£159,862 to £167,495
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
- Council workers offered 3.3% pay rise in 'full and final' deal
- Final reorganisation decisions for four priority areas announced
- Essex threatens legal action over reorganisation
- Bringing skills from the private sector into a council isn't simply a career shift
- Tackling Incivility: A leadership priority for local government
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