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LEGAL

Make monitoring great again

By Peter Ware | 15 May 2024

Ensuring monitoring officers have a seat at the top table could help create a culture of better d...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

New extremes

By Mike Bennett | 13 May 2024

Mike Bennett reflects on Solace’s response to the 2006 challenge posed by the election of extrem...

PARISH COUNCILS

Breaking bullying's grip

By Ann McGauran | 13 May 2024

The acceleration of inappropriate behaviour in town and parish councils is leaving staff in fear ...

FINANCE

Best Value inspections to examine debt concerns

By Martin Ford | 08 May 2024

Spelthorne and Warrington BCs are facing Best Value inspections amid concerns over debt levels at...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Newham promises 'relationship reset' after concerns

By Mark Conrad | 03 May 2024

Newham LBC has promised a ‘relationship reset’ following claims a ‘culture of mistrust’ had devel...

SOLACE

Stopping the downward spiral

By Mike Bennett | 30 April 2024

Mike Bennett reviews a new book that captures the degradation of ethics in public life and sets ...

FINANCE

1984 and all that

By Jonathan Werran | 30 April 2024

Forty years from the passing of the Rates Act, how relevant are the provisions designed to give c...

AUDIT

Local elections: more than just a barometer for Rishi

By Heather Jameson | 23 April 2024

Local elections do swing with national politics, but the full picture is far more nuanced, says H...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

41st time lucky?

22 April 2024

After four decades of different initiatives which have failed to boost growth, Professor Martin J...

FINANCE

On the road to improvement

22 April 2024

Northumberland Council’s peer review, following a hard-hitting review of governance, shows the lo...

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Director of Transport

£112,924

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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

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