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PLANNING

Queen's Speech: New law to 'modernise' planning system

By Laura Sharman | 11 May 2021

The Government has pledged to push ahead with reforms to the planning system in order to meet hou...

WHITEHALL

Government criticised over dragging feet on cladding after new fire

By Dan Peters | 10 May 2021

The Government has been accused of failing to force developers to take action after a fire broke ...

WHITEHALL

LGA removes criticised fire safety guidance from website

By Dan Peters | 04 May 2021

The Local Government Association (LGA) finally removed fire safety guidance hosted on its website...

BUSINESS

Grenfell director dismissed while on sick leave, tribunal hears

By Dan Peters | 20 April 2021

A council director who suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after working on the G...

WHITEHALL

LGA distances itself from fire safety guide

By Dan Peters | 13 April 2021

The Local Government Association (LGA) has distanced itself from guidance hosted on its website t...

FIRE SAFETY

Grenfell council apologises over monitoring failings

By Dan Peters | 31 March 2021

Kensington & Chelsea LBC has apologised for failings in its monitoring of the organisation that m...

LEGAL

Council officer 'misled' over Grenfell insulation

By Martin Ford | 08 March 2021

A building control officer has told the Grenfell Inquiry he was ‘misled’ into certifying insulati...

HOUSING

An inflammatory situation

By Sir Bob Neill | 03 March 2021

While fixing the cladding scandal may be a bitter pill for ministers to swallow, by not addressin...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Labour call for national cladding taskforce

By Martin Ford | 01 February 2021

Keir Starmer has called on the Government to ‘establish the full extent’ of the problem and prior...

HOUSING

Unearthing the success of heat pumps for high rise blocks

By Tim Wood, Head of Sustainability at ENGIE UK | 20 January 2021

The safety and efficiency of tower blocks has come under intense scrutiny in recent years. Tim Wo...

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Transport

£112,924

Premium jobEast Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) is on a bold journey. Apply for this job

East Midlands Combined County Authority

Group Lawyer Manager (Contracts and Commercial) - WMF2156e

£63,830 - £66,642

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Commercial and Contracts Lawyer to join our high-performing legal team Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Programme Manager, Scarborough

£49,764 - £53,817 per annum

Are you someone who is innovative and can oversee the delivery of strategic transformation programmes? Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council