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IMMIGRATION
More than £300m Ukrainian refugee funding unspent
By William Eichler | 19 August 2025
More than £300m given to English councils to help house Ukrainian refugees still sits in council bank accounts, a Freedom of Information Act (FOI) request has revealed.
GOVERNANCE
A bite-sized approach to FOI
By Deborah Clark | 07 May 2025
Deborah Clark outlines the latest tools aimed at cutting the inappropriate use of exemptions in F...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Four councils continue to dodge corporate peer challenge
By Dan Peters | 14 May 2024
Four councils could be at risk of Government intervention as they dig in over not undergoing a co...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
People want, expect and deserve change
By Ryan Swift | 22 September 2023
New research shows it’s clear that communities are still too painfully aware that our economy and...
FOI
Councils face action for Freedom of Information failings
By Martin Ford | 11 August 2023
Tower Hamlets LBC and Liverpool City Council have repeatedly missed FoI deadlines.
THIRD SECTOR
'Shocking' number of children in care far from home
By Mark Whitehead | 25 April 2023
A ‘shocking’ number of children are being moved into care far from their communities, according t...
FOI
Council receives enforcement notice after FOI failures
By William Eichler | 22 March 2023
Lewisham LBC has been issued with an enforcement notice after failing to respond to hundreds of o...
BUSINESS
Councils urged to act now ahead of switch
By Mark Conrad | 15 August 2022
More than half of councils have no strategy in place to deal with the 2025 withdrawal of key tele...
DATA
Transparency – more key than ever in the WhatsApp era
By Elizabeth Denham CBE | 02 November 2021
Elizabeth Denham offers five recommendations to help Freedom of Information staff deal with reque...
BUSINESS
Council cyber-attacks rocket
By Dan Peters | 23 July 2021
Cyber-attacks on UK council remote workers increased by 213% during the pandemic, Freedom of Info...
FINANCE
Biggs: Westferry revelations have 'blown apart' confidence in planning system
By Dan Peters | 25 June 2020
The latest revelations about the controversial Westferry Printworks application have ‘blown apart...
Deputy Chief Executive – Corporate & Communities
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Deputy Chief Executive – Corporate & Communities
£146,697
As Deputy Chief Executive – Corporate & Communities, you will guide cultural transition, manage competing priorities Apply for this job
Assistant Director Communications
£104,784 - £110,703pa (Inclusive)
Ealing is one of London’s most dynamic and diverse boroughs, home to vibrant towns, strong communities and major regeneration opportunities. Apply for this job
Managing Director - NABCEL
Up to £75,000
NABCEL (Nuneaton & Bedworth Community Enterprises Ltd) is the wholly owned trading company of Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council. Apply for this job
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