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WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Election officers bid for legal protection

By Dan Peters | 19 January 2021

Returning officers have called for protection against lawsuits for running this year’s elections ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Council elections must be set aside until the autumn at least

18 January 2021

In the midst of the pandemic, postponing the local elections until the autumn/winter ‘would be th...

WHITEHALL

Minister insists the May polls will go ahead

By Heather Jameson | 14 January 2021

Local elections should go ahead in May, constitution minister Chloe Smith has insisted amid risin...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Government moots plans to postpone polls again

By Heather Jameson | 11 January 2021

Communities secretary Robert Jenrick pushing the Prime Minister for a quick decision on postponin...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

Call for 'urgent clarity' on elections

By Martin Ford | 06 January 2021

Speculation over whether local elections will take place in May as scheduled has been labelled ‘u...

PUBLIC HEALTH

EXCLUSIVE: COVID positive voters could be allowed in polling stations

By Heather Jameson | 10 December 2020

Councils could be forced to allow people known to have COVID-19 come into polling stations to vot...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Election delays considered for unitary bid councils

03 December 2020

The Government would ‘carefully consider’ any requests to postpone elections from the three counc...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Councils allowed to delay precept rise

By Dan Peters | 30 November 2020

Local authorities will be allowed to delay big council tax increases next year ahead of elections...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Revolution for Welsh local democracy

By Julie James | 25 November 2020

The Welsh Government’s Local Government and Elections Bill is not a technical and legalistic char...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Proportional votes to come to Wales

By Dan Peters | 19 November 2020

Proportional voting will be introduced to Welsh council elections for the first time as the franc...

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frederica-diamanta

Programme Manager - WMF2246e

£56,883 - £59,198

The Capital Programme team is responsible for the core delivery of the Council’s c. £80-100m/year Capital Programme Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Head of Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer

£79,336 – £86,691 per annum

As Head of Law and Governance you join at a critical time. Apply for this job

Crawley Borough Council

Director of Finance and Procurement

£109,248 - £120,622

Gloucestershire County Council is seeking an exceptional, forward-thinking Director of Finance. Apply for this job

Gloucestershire County Council