Immigration

06 July 2023

It is ‘simply not acceptable’ that age disputed young people from asylum hotels are treated as sp...

Kent launches legal action over asylum-seeking children

By Ellie Ames | 06 July 2023

Kent CC has issued a claim for judicial review against the home secretary, asking her to direct o...

WHITEHALL

Make it local

By Mark Lloyd | 04 July 2023

Looking ahead to a General Election, Mark Lloyd says the Local Government Association, as the nat...

HOUSING

Eco rules are stifling development

By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 04 July 2023

Nutrient neutrality rules are stifling, and in many parts of the country the risk is that develop...

FINANCE

Power through partnership

By Tom Riordan | 04 July 2023

More than a decade after the Commission on the Future of Local Government, and as we advance towa...

IMMIGRATION

Judge rules on controversial asylum hotel

By Mark Conrad | 03 July 2023

The Home Office must consider alternatives to a controversial asylum hotel in Brighton & Hove's b...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Opportunity knocks for the sector

27 June 2023

Ahead of next week’s Local Government Association (LGA) annual conference in Bournemouth, The MJ ...

WHITEHALL

Council loses asylum appeal

By Mark Conrad | 26 June 2023

Braintree DC has lost its appeal against Government plans to house asylum seekers on a former air...

PLANNING

If the reading of opinion is faulty, nothing gets done

By Ben Page | 19 June 2023

Public preference and tolerance is commonly underestimated and misunderstood, and we need more le...

WHITEHALL

Asylum issues damaging Home Office relations with councils

By Martin Ford | 16 June 2023

The Home Office is ‘failing to work effectively with local authorities’ in clearing its asylum ba...

Corporate Director Children and Young People’s Service

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Prif Swyddog Adnoddau Dynol / Chief Human Resources Officer

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Corporate Director Children and Young People’s Service

£136,853 to £159,178 plus relocation support

Premium jobNorth Yorkshire is England's largest county and a beautiful, vibrant place to live and work. Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

Prif Swyddog Adnoddau Dynol / Chief Human Resources Officer

£97,861

Cardiff is a vibrant and diverse European capital city, a fantastic place to live and work Apply for this job

Cardiff Council

Director of Public Health

£112k-£117k

From Starting Well to Living Well and Aging Well, we’re working to deliver a comprehensive public health offer across Somerset. Apply for this job

Somerset Council