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Pursuing AI without a large language model
AI

Pursuing AI without a large language model

By Paul Marinko | 09 October 2025

Councils remain eager to grasp the opportunities offered by AI, but a recognised lack of knowledge remains a worry and the sector also remains in need of capturing the collective knowledge authorit...

REORGANISATION

Reorganisation, Reform and devolution

By Ann McGauran | 02 October 2025

Change is rippling through local government, from structural reform and new combined authorities,...

HOUSING

Future Forum Midlands: 'Conceptual chance' of meeting housing targets

By Ann McGauran | 12 September 2025

The Government’s new housing targets ‘are a better balance across the country’ with ‘a conceptual...

INTERVENTION

Future Forum Midlands: The secret to successful intervention

By Martin Ford | 11 September 2025

Birmingham City Council’s deputy chief executive Rishi Shori has revealed his insights into makin...

PROCUREMENT

Future Forum Midlands: Norse chief outlines merger challenges

By Ann McGauran | 11 September 2025

The chief executive of the Norse Group has set out his insights on the challenges of merging serv...

LEADERSHIP

Future Forum Midlands: Departing Rogers offers leadership advice

By Paul Marinko | 11 September 2025

Mark Rogers has highlighted the importance of council officers and politicians ‘knowing their lan...

REORGANISATION

Future Forum Midlands: Reorganisation should prize services over structures

By Martin Ford | 11 September 2025

Councils preparing for reorganisation have been urged to focus on delivering better services for ...

DEVOLUTION

Future Forum Midlands: Combined authority seeks 'full autonomy'

By Martin Ford | 10 September 2025

Taking the helm of the first combined county authority in England was like ‘flying the plane whil...

AI

Future Forum Midlands: Councils urged to prepare for AI 'wave'

By Martin Ford | 10 September 2025

Councils should be doing more to prepare for the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on their ...

PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM

Future Forum Midlands: Test, learn and grow to enter new phase

By Martin Ford | 10 September 2025

The Government is preparing to share learning from the test, learn and grow programme, The MJ’s F...

FUTURE FORUM

Future Forum Midlands: Councils urged to be transformational under LGR

By Paul Marinko | 10 September 2025

Councils facing local government reorganisation (LGR) have been urged to focus on ‘the transforma...

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Finance (Deputy Section 151 Officer)

up to salary max £121,445 per annum

We are now seeking a Director of Finance and Deputy Section 151 Officer to play a pivotal role Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Council

Head of Highway Operations

Grade 15 £63,002 - £69,103 per annum

As we begin to implement our new structure, we have an exciting leadership opportunity as the head of our new operations service. Apply for this job

Derbyshire County Council

Educational Psychologist

Soulbury Scale A5-A10 - £51,893 to £61,664

The Royal Greenwich Educational Psychology & Wellbeing Service (EP&WS) Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Greenwich