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POLITICS

Ministers propose cancelling Surrey CC elections again

By Dan Peters | 17 June 2025

Ministers have proposed cancelling Surrey CC elections for a second year as they launched a consu...

FINANCE

Council tax hikes will do the heavy lifting

By Kate Ogden | 17 June 2025

Surprisingly, local government wasn’t at the end of the queue for the chancellor’s cash – or at t...

FINANCE

SEND before spend

By Rob Powell | 17 June 2025

The impact of any failure to fully address SEND deficits will dwarf the benefits of the positive ...

FINANCE

Spending Review 2025: Key takeaways for the sector

By Megan Tam | 13 June 2025

While local authorities have performed better in this Spending Review than expected, proposals to...

REORGANISATION

Can reorganisation deliver its promises?

By Jason Lowther | 12 June 2025

As the latest round of reorganisation gets under way, Jason Lowther looks at what international r...

COUNCIL TAX

Council tax to shoulder funding boosts

By Martin Ford | 12 June 2025

Increases to funding for local government and the police in the Spending Review will rely heavily...

PROCUREMENT

The blueprints for success of council companies

By Perry Holmes | 12 June 2025

Peter Ware and Perry Holmes look at how Medway Development Company and SCAPE are shaping the futu...

IMPROVEMENT

Minister suggests commissioners needed for Croydon

By Dan Peters | 12 June 2025

Minister Jim McMahon has suggested escalating Croydon LBC’s statutory intervention to a commissio...

REORGANISATION

'A drop in the ocean'

By By Paul Marinko | 12 June 2025

Sector dismisses meagre government funding as consultants cash in on reorganisation

POLITICS

Reform councils try to get ahead of DOGE reviews

By Joe Lepper | 12 June 2025

Two Reform-led councils have started their own DOGE-style efficiency reviews ahead of a visit fro...

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Human Resources and Organisational Development

£73,908 - £85,884

As Head of HR and OD Apply for this job

Swansea Council

Director of Environment and Housing

£104,451 - £115,830

Welcome to the Vale of Glamorgan Apply for this job

Vale of Glamorgan Council

Head of Transformation and Change

£69,210 - £77,728

The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority was established as a new organisation in early 2024. Apply for this job

York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority