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Time to become agile

By Dr Catherine Howe | 21 May 2011

Can councils really become part of the information flow of a networked society? They should be, a...

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Jobs go but wage bill continues to increase

20 May 2011

LGA figures have revealed that councils have lost 15,000 jobs in the last two years, while wage b...

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Officials back Ravenscraig TIF

20 May 2011

Scottish officials have provisionally approved North Lanarkshire’s use of tax increment finance (...

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HoL inquiry into behaviour change

20 May 2011

The House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee is investigating the use of behaviour ...

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Don't ditch the back office

By John Stewart | 20 May 2011

Not all bureaucracy is bad. Really effective public services depend on efficient back-room staff,...

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We believe in improvement, not tick-boxing

By John Goldup | 20 May 2011

Claims that its inspection regime is still too process-driven have are denied by Ofsted's John Go...

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Missing the big picture

By John Stewart | 20 May 2011

George Jones and John Stewart find the latest review of council finance is too narrowly focused.

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Future shocks

20 May 2011

Plans to axe the Audit Commission leave councils facing enormous change and new responsibilities,...

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Transformation from the IT crowd

20 May 2011

Glyn Evans, newly-elected president of SOCITM, tells Michael Burton why managers' dim view of IT ...

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Warning over business rate plans

19 May 2011

Plans to localise the business rates system ‘could entail a significant risk transfer to local go...

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Service Social Work & Specialist Support

Grade M scp 60 £72,118 - scp 64 £77,293

There couldn’t be a more exciting time to join us. Apply for this job

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

Director of Housing and Place

Up to £108,924 plus allowances

Dover is a place of rich heritage, natural beauty, and exciting opportunity. Apply for this job

Dover District Council

Senior Manager Waste and Streetscene - WMF3050e

£63,830 - £66,642

Westmorland and Furness Council is seeking a Senior Manager in our Waste and Streetscene department. Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council