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PEOPLE
Studdert departs New Local for No10
By Heather Jameson | 01 December 2025
The chief executive of local government think-tank New Local has been appointed as special advise...
PAY
Budget: Councils to be impacted by minimum wage and threshold freeze
By Paul Marinko | 26 November 2025
Councils, along with other employers, will be impacted by the chancellor’s decision to increase t...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Devo Bill amendments to protect councillors' addresses
By Paul Marinko | 24 November 2025
Ministers have acted upon Conservative calls to table amendments to the Devo Bill so councillors’...
FINANCE
Plymouth hunts for new 151 officer
By Paul Marinko | 19 November 2025
Plymouth City Council is looking for its third chief finance officer in three years following new...
REORGANISATION
Government urged to stop reorganisation or face 'massive car crash'
By Heather Jameson | 17 November 2025
Government should be told to stop Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) or face a ‘massive car cr...
REORGANISATION
Suffolk districts call for minister to intervene over county's reorganisation tactics
By Paul Marinko | 13 November 2025
Suffolk’s districts have urged ministers to take action against the county council for its tactic...
POLITICS
Labour refuses to use devo Bill to protect councillors' addresses
By Paul Marinko | 13 November 2025
The Government has rejected a plea to use the devolution Bill to remove the requirement for counc...
REORGANISATION
Ministers urged to synchronise reorganisation and mayoral timetables
By Paul Marinko | 10 November 2025
Hertfordshire CC's leader has written to ministers calling for moves toward a mayoral strategic a...
AI
EXCLUSIVE: AI to analyse consulation responses on local government reorganisation
By Paul Marinko | 04 November 2025
Ministers have been warned Artificial Intelligence (AI) cannot replace ‘robust’ analysis, with Wh...
REORGANISATION
Suffolk claims single unitary could lead to reduced council taxes
By Paul Marinko | 03 November 2025
Suffolk CC has suggested moving to a single unitary authority as part of the county’s pending loc...
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Assistant Director – Law, Governance and HR (Monitoring Officer)
Up to £78,510 p.a. (pay award pending)
Lead governance, integrity and legal excellence in Rushcliffe. Apply for this job
Service Director – Adult Social Care
£106,769 to £114,229
We’re seeking an inspiring, strategic leader... Apply for this job
Service Director – Transformation, Improvement & Quality Assurance
£93,804 – £109,223
Reading is changing Apply for this job
- LGA's first chair Lord Beecham dies
- LGR creates major challenges for the corporate services that many have reduced and pared back for years
- Calls grow to fast-track reorganisation in Kent
- EXCLUSIVE: Ministers face legal threat as furious Sussex leaders demand answers on reorganisation delay
- When councils get desperate, they start being cultural liquidators
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