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ASYLUM

Ministers in urgent plea for council help with Afghan refugees

By Paul Marinko | 11 March 2025

Whitehall has called on councils to support an Afghan resettlement programme under which regions ...

PLANNING

Planning legislation to be introduced to Parliament

By Joe Lepper | 10 March 2025

Government legislation aimed at speeding up council planning decisions to boost housebuilding wil...

REORGANISATION

When it comes to new unitaries, is big really better?

By Peter Holt | 10 March 2025

Official data gathered by Uttlesford DC for the District Councils’ Network undermines the Governm...

FINANCE

Funding: That is the question

By Rob Whiteman | 05 March 2025

Making the sector more financially resilient is a more crucial issue than reorganisation, says Ro...

POLICY

Pennycook confirms local plans 'overhaul'

By Dan Peters | 27 February 2025

The Government has confirmed an ‘overhaul’ of local plans.

FINANCE

Risk of Lambeth being 'overwhelmed' by finances

By Martin Ford | 27 February 2025

Lambeth LBC faces a ‘clear and immediate risk’ of its finances being ‘overwhelmed’, according to ...

REGENERATION

At the heart of the Ox-Cams arc

By Cllr Peter Marland | 24 February 2025

Milton Keynes is more than just a commuter town for the Ox-Cams arc, says Cllr Pete Marland, it i...

MJ AWARDS

Calderdale's fruitful climate partnership

By Cllr Scott Patient | 24 February 2025

Putting the environment ‘front and centre’ along with a focus on partnership helped Calderdale MB...

REGENERATION

The recipe for regeneration

By Heather Jameson | 24 February 2025

Fareham BC has cooked up plans for its community, providing homes, jobs, skills and a great place...

HOUSING

Showing the way home

By Pam Smith | 20 February 2025

Pam Smith outlines how Newcastle’s approach to preventing homelessness focuses on upstream preven...

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Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

Grade 12 £67,236 – £71,223 plus £3000pa Statutory Officer Allowance

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Harborough District Council

Chief Executive

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Westmorland and Furness Council

Director, Local Government Reform and Devolution

Up to £150,612pa

Shape the Future of Essex Apply for this job

Essex County Council