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LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Mending a shattered society

By Donna Hall | 15 October 2019

Local government must be the glue that mends the broken bonds of our communities, writes Donna Hall.

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Devolution, Brexit and health pledge tops agenda

By Heather Jameson | 15 October 2019

Heather Jameson says the Queen’s Speech could be the shortest-lived legislative plan in history –...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Queen's speech: Voter ID requirement at elections to be rolled out

By Paul Marinko | 14 October 2019

The Queen’s Speech has set out the Government’s plans to require voters to show photographic ID a...

LEGISLATION

Queen's speech: Devo Bill expected in first Queen's Speech since 2017

By Heather Jameson | 14 October 2019

Devolution is expected to feature in today’s Queen’s Speech as the Government outlines its planne...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Plans for voter ID bill branded 'dangerous and undemocratic'

By Heather Jameson | 13 October 2019

Plans to introduce voter ID across the whole country have been branded ‘dangerous, misguided and ...

WHITEHALL

Election and Brexit could hit peer review plans

By Dan Peters | 01 October 2019

A General Election before March would put the Local Government Association (LGA) at risk of faili...

ELECTIONS

Millions of people incorrectly registered to vote, study finds

By Laura Sharman | 26 September 2019

A new study has revealed that up to 9.4 million people are not registered properly to vote, leadi...

EMERGENCY PLANNING

Building from the ground up

By Jonathan Carr-West | 24 September 2019

Dr Jonathan Carr-West says the energy directed at Brexit could have been focused on other things ...

SOCIAL CARE

Austerity takes a back seat – for the election

By Michael Burton | 24 September 2019

The election battleground is now about which party can be more forceful in turning its back on au...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

We need to modernise and strengthen the electoral machinery

By Professor Toby James | 18 September 2019

Professor Toby James says there is a roadmap available that would put elections on the surer grou...

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

Grade 12 £67,236 – £71,223 plus £3000pa Statutory Officer Allowance

Premium jobWe are looking for an accomplished and proactive leader for our vacant post of Head of Democratic Services & Elections Apply for this job

Harborough District Council

Chief Executive

£188,227

Join us on our journey Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Director, Local Government Reform and Devolution

Up to £150,612pa

Shape the Future of Essex Apply for this job

Essex County Council