Elections

By Martin Ford | 25 March 2019

A legal challenge to the Government’s voter ID trial has been rejected.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Certainty in the middle of so much uncertainty

By Janet Waggott | 13 March 2019

Selby DC is going into its election period in the context of an unprecedented level and variety o...

WHITEHALL

£100m cost of EU elections if Brexit delayed beyond June

By Dan Peters | 05 March 2019

The UK could be landed with a £100m bill to host EU elections separately from May’s local polls i...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Councils bring back joint chief executive role

By Dan Peters | 22 February 2019

Two local authorities have reinstated the position of joint chief executive after sector peers sa...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Voter ID pilot using poll cards worked in Watford

By Gordon Amos | 21 February 2019

Watford BC's voter ID pilot using poll cards with technology as proof of identity enhanced the el...

Councils back out of voter ID trials

By Martin Ford | 18 February 2019

Three councils have withdrawn from the Government’s controversial voter ID trials.

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

NILGA: Give councils the power to change Northern Ireland

By Ann McGauran | 11 February 2019

The Northern Ireland Local Government Association (NILGA) has called for the role of councils to ...

WHITEHALL

Labour would create local government commission

By Dan Peters | 11 February 2019

Labour would create a new commission that would allow councillors to influence every decision tha...

REORGANISATION

Gwynne could reverse Northamptonshire reorganisation

By Dan Peters | 08 February 2019

Shadow local government secretary Andrew Gwynne has suggested a Labour Government could reverse r...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Rural councils should get the chance to influence voter ID rollout

16 January 2019

Voter ID pilots due to take place across 11 councils this year including Craven DC will help prov...

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Wakefield Children’s Services have been rated by Ofsted as GOOD with outstanding leadership. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Executive Director – Adult Social Care, Health & Wellbeing

£131,208 (Hay 1)

Lead with Purpose. Build on Excellence. Shape the Future of Health and Wellbeing in Sefton. Apply for this job

Sefton Borough Council

Strategic Finance Business Partners (five roles)

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