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FINANCE

Camden in £130m High Court claim against contractors

By Martin Ford | 29 November 2019

Legal action has been launched by Camden LBC to recover costs of £130m against a group of contrac...

HOUSING

Government's building safety appointment was 'a mistake', says Porter

By Paul Marinko | 06 November 2019

Former Local Government Association (LGA) chairman Lord Porter has branded the appointment of Dam...

HOUSING

'Reform of this broken system cannot come soon enough'

By Paul Marinko | 06 November 2019

The first phase report of the Grenfell public inquiry may have focused on the weaknesses in the f...

HOUSING

Transparency: the only way to end public distrust in high-rise social housing

31 October 2019

Current compliance processes are not fit for purpose, argues Tracie Williams – and many authoriti...

COMMUNICATIONS

Grenfell inquiry: Better communication between councils and fire services needed

By Dan Peters | 30 October 2019

‘Far better direct communication’ between local authorities and fire and rescue services is neede...

QUEENS SPEECH

We need the power

By James Jamieson | 15 October 2019

The Queen's Speech made it clear that Government has been listening to the LGA on some key issues...

HOUSING

Queen's speech: Whitehall to 'implement' new building safety standards

By William Eichler | 14 October 2019

The Government plans to ‘implement new building safety standards’ in order to prevent a repeat of...

LEGAL

Hackney to take developer to court

By Martin Ford | 02 September 2019

A London borough is preparing to take legal action against a developer over fire safety fears in ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Narrowing the outcomes gap in Kensington & Chelsea

By Catherine Faulks | 25 July 2019

Kensington & Chelsea RLBC has published a plan to create a successful economy and tackle the barr...

WHITEHALL

Second management overhaul for Grenfell council in two years

By Dan Peters | 24 July 2019

Further changes will be made to Kensington & Chelsea LBC’s management structure to ‘make it fit f...

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frederica-diamanta

Strategic Director, Corporate Services

c£162,000 per annum, more for an exceptional candidate

Bradford is at an extraordinary moment of transformation Apply for this job

City of Bradford MDC

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