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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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Assistant Director Housing

£111,533 to £119,774 plus relocation support

Housing is one of the most high profile and closely scrutinised areas in local government Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

Director of Legal & Governance (Monitoring Officer)

Up to £118,000

The Hampshire & Solent Combined County Authority is being established at pace, bringing together a uniquely complex geography and economy. Apply for this job

Hampshire and the Solent Combined Authority

Executive Director of Finance (Section 73 Officer)

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frederica-diamanta

Assistant Director Housing

£111,533 to £119,774 plus relocation support

Housing is one of the most high profile and closely scrutinised areas in local government Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

Director of Legal & Governance (Monitoring Officer)

Up to £118,000

The Hampshire & Solent Combined County Authority is being established at pace, bringing together a uniquely complex geography and economy. Apply for this job

Hampshire and the Solent Combined Authority

Executive Director of Finance (Section 73 Officer)

Up to £150,000

As our first Executive Director of Finance and statutory Section 73 Officer, you will build the financial architecture that makes this possible. Apply for this job

Hampshire and the Solent Combined Authority

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