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REORGANISATION
Portsmouth wants out of reorganisation
By Paul Marinko | 17 April 2025
Portsmouth City Council has called on ministers to leave it out of reorganisation plans, arguing ...
REORGANISATION
Surrey urged to include single unitary proposal
By Paul Marinko and Heather Jameson | 17 April 2025
The Government has urged Surrey to provide costings for a single unitary authority in its final r...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
LGA: 1,700 children referred to social services daily
By Paul Marinko | 17 April 2025
The Local Government Association (LGA) has revealed around 1,700 children are referred to social ...
REORGANISATION
Surrey to remain divided on unitary plans
By Paul Marinko | 16 April 2025
Surrey’s borough and district councils have revealed the region is set to defy government request...
PENSIONS
Ministers tell pension pools to merge
By Neil Merrick | 14 April 2025
Two local authority pension pools have reacted angrily after their plans to meet new standards we...
REORGANISATION
Reorganisation proposals average 544,000 population
By Neil Merrick | 14 April 2025
Reorganisation proposals submitted by English councils would produce new unitaries of significant...
IMPROVEMENT
Improvement board concludes Liverpool 'well led'
By Neil Merrick | 14 April 2025
A nine-month investigation by an Improvement and Assurance Board (IAB) has concluded that Liverpo...
ASYLUM
Home Office cuts UASC incentive payments
By Paul Marinko | 10 April 2025
The Government has reinstated an incentive scheme for councils accepting the transfer of Unaccomp...
LONDON
Leaders clash with Khan over devo in the capital
By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 10 April 2025
The capital’s frustrated boroughs have publicly called for London’s mayor to share some of his po...
AUDIT
Government announces new audit commitments
By Paul Marinko | 09 April 2025
The Government has today set out a series of commitments aimed at ‘overhauling’ local authority a...
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Assistant Director (ICT and Digital Transformation)
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We will be celebrated for our distinctive heritage, nature and creativity that everyone can enjoy. Apply for this job
Assistant Director – Adult Social Care & Health
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This is a defining moment for Sefton as we recruit an inspirational leader to help us move from a strong foundation towards outstanding services. Apply for this job
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