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LEGISLATION
Report: Councils must do more on asylum seekers
By Dan Peters | 04 March 2016
More local authorities must do their bit to help accommodate asylum seekers, a report by the powe...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
LGA ramps up Housing Bill attack
By Sam Clayden | 03 March 2016
Council leaders have ramped up their efforts to lobby Whitehall on the Housing and Planning Bill ...
FINANCE
Councils plan to charge extra council tax for second homes
By Jamie Hailstone | 01 March 2016
Councils in Wales have unveiled plans to start charging additional council tax for second homes.
FINANCE
House proud
By Clive Skidmore | 01 March 2016
Birmingham City Council is blazing a trail for local authorities with its successful housing trus...
WHITEHALL
Cross-party resistance grows over housing policy
By Tom Bridge | 01 March 2016
Opposition is mounting over government plans for starter homes, as a poll reveals cross-party res...
FINANCE
New chief at West Lancashire BC amid management shake-up
By Thomas Bridge | 29 February 2016
A management team shake-up at West Lancashire BC is set to save the council more than £104,000 a ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Council forms partnership to protect jobs
By MJ reporter | 26 February 2016
Scotland’s biggest council has secured a £2.7bn partnership that will protect jobs for the next 3...
HEALTH
Swinney confirms £10.3bn settlement
By Jamie Hailstone | 26 February 2016
The Scottish deputy first minister, John Swinney, has confirmed the details of the overall fundin...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
All come to look for America
By Lawrence Conway | 25 February 2016
What is the future of districts? Lawrence Conway learns lessons from the US on cutting edge appro...
FINANCE
Fast-track planning 'good news for cash-strapped councils'
By Jamie Hailstone | 23 February 2016
Developers have hailed plans to fast-track planning applications as good news for cash-strapped c...
Corporate Director of Children’s Services
Competitive Salary
You will be joining a council that is fully committed to improvement and where delivering the best start in life for children and young people Apply for this job
Fire Safety Lead
£53,051- £57,372 per annum
Working closely with a broader compliance team, you will lead on the management and assurance of fire safety across the Council's estate. Apply for this job
Quantity Surveyor
£40,444 - £43,149 per annum + £4,370.75 Market supplement reviewed annually
Working within both the Major Works & Assets teams Apply for this job
Corporate Director of Children’s Services
Competitive Salary
You will be joining a council that is fully committed to improvement and where delivering the best start in life for children and young people Apply for this job
Fire Safety Lead
£53,051- £57,372 per annum
Working closely with a broader compliance team, you will lead on the management and assurance of fire safety across the Council's estate. Apply for this job
Quantity Surveyor
£40,444 - £43,149 per annum + £4,370.75 Market supplement reviewed annually
Working within both the Major Works & Assets teams Apply for this job
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