FINANCE

Sector calls for data and evidence to drive fair funding

By Emily Twinch | 19 February 2025

The Government should use the best available evidence and most up-to-date data to calculate local...

POLITICS

Housing: This time it's personal

By Martin Ford | 12 February 2025

Martin Ford sat down with the Housing, Communities and Local Government committee’s new chair Flo...

FINANCE

Funding crisis requires radicalism, MPs told

By Martin Ford | 11 February 2025

A more 'radical' approach is required from the Government to turn around the financial crisis fac...

DEVOLUTION

Tackling the devo information vacuum

By Louise Gittins | 11 February 2025

Clarity is needed on a range of issues linked to the English Devolution White Paper, including le...

FINANCE

Council funding gap 'unbridgeable'

By Martin Ford | 10 February 2025

The Treasury has come under fire from peers for adding to councils’ financial pressures with incr...

FINANCE

Minister told districts funding level 'just not acceptable'

By Martin Ford | 06 February 2025

Local government minister Jim McMahon has responded to claims district authorities will see littl...

DEVOLUTION

Destination: devolution

By David Blackman | 06 February 2025

Destination:devolution

SEND

Saving SEND

By Cllr Arooj Shah | 05 February 2025

The root causes of the crisis in SEND are systemic, and any attempts to improve outcomes will fai...

FINANCE

Tax hikes agreed for just six councils

By Heather Jameson | 03 February 2025

Councils facing financial woes have been told to scale back council tax rises, just weeks before ...

FISCAL DEVOLUTION

Questions over financial impact of reorganisation

By Martin Ford | 30 January 2025

Questions have been raised over whether the Government’s approach to local government reorganisat...

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Director - Governance

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North Herts Council

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Nottinghamshire County Council

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frederica-diamanta

Director - Governance

£76,134 – £88,571 (including car allowance)

As the Monitoring Officer you will work as part of the ‘Golden Triangle’ with the Head of Paid Service and s.151 officer Apply for this job

North Herts Council

Director Highways, Transport & Waste Management

up to £120k

There for Nottinghamshire. There for each other. There for you. Apply for this job

Nottinghamshire County Council

Deputy Director for Education and Inclusion

£110,000 - £120,000 & Benefits

Together, we’re shaping children’s education for the future Apply for this job

Oxfordshire County Council