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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Auditors call for action on delays to children's care cases

By William Eichler | 21 May 2025

The proportion of children who are subject to care proceedings who have had to wait over a year t...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Legal threats to Reform ambitions

By Martin Ford | 21 May 2025

Reform UK’s ambitions to shake up local government could be stymied by legal hurdles, an expert w...

POLITICS

Warning over increased number of NOC councils

By Emily Twinch | 06 May 2025

A law firm has warned of the implications for the sector after the number of councils with no ove...

LEGAL

LGR: Key considerations for monitoring officers

By Tiffany Cloynes | 01 May 2025

Tiffany Cloynes, Rebecca Gilbert and Megan Tam look at how local authorities and monitoring offic...

LEGAL

Council takes legal advice over listed building blaze

By Martin Ford | 29 April 2025

Wiltshire Council is taking legal advice over a fire at a listed building at the centre of a plan...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Lambeth defends Dosunmu payoff

By Joe Lepper | 28 April 2025

Lambeth LBC has defended a payoff totalling almost £88,000 to its former chief who admitted faili...

LEGAL

Trial dates fixed for Liverpool City Council corruption case

By Dan Peters | 25 April 2025

Trial dates have been fixed for two senior officers charged as part of an investigation into Live...

HOUSING

Kensington & Chelsea launches legal action against Grenfell companies

By Paul Marinko | 10 April 2025

Kensington & Chelsea LBC has launched legal action worth around £360m against companies involved ...

LEGAL

EXCLUSIVE: Sector bodies decline to join legal challenge

By Dan Peters | 03 April 2025

The County Councils’ Network (CCN) and Rural Services’ Network (RSN) will not financially support...

AUDIT

EXCLUSIVE: Auditors look into chief's £327k payoff

By Dan Peters | 02 April 2025

Auditors are assessing an objection to Thanet DC’s accounts after an ex-councillor said they shou...

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Assistant Chief Fire Officer - Service Transformation

up to £120k

Lead the Transformation of Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service Apply for this job

Gloucestershire County Council

Strategic Director – Place-Based Services

£Competitive

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Stevenage Borough Council

Executive Director of Adult Care Services

£158,000

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Hertfordshire County Council

frederica-diamanta

Assistant Chief Fire Officer - Service Transformation

up to £120k

Lead the Transformation of Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service Apply for this job

Gloucestershire County Council

Strategic Director – Place-Based Services

£Competitive

Stevenage is a town with bold ambitions. Apply for this job

Stevenage Borough Council

Executive Director of Adult Care Services

£158,000

This is an exciting time to be joining Hertfordshire County Council. Apply for this job

Hertfordshire County Council