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HUMAN RESOURCES

Leading from the Front

By Richard Giblin | 23 November 2016

Richard Giblin looks at how the service desk can help mitigate the insider cyber threat

LEGAL

Councils threaten legal action over Heathrow decision

By Laura Sharman | 17 November 2016

Four councils have threatened to launch legal action against the Government unless it withdraws s...

HUMAN RESOURCES

A growing legal skills gap

By Hugh Peart | 16 November 2016

The process of cutbacks and service reforms mean an effective council legal team is more importan...

FINANCE

Understanding the total cost of risk

By Bill Sulman | 07 November 2016

With budgets squeezed and increases to insurance premium tax pushing up the cost of cover, public...

BUSINESS

Whitehall fracking plans challenged

By Jamie Hailstone | 26 October 2016

Campaigners have threatened the Government with legal action after ministers overturned a decisio...

FINANCE

The hidden dangers of business rates

By Haydn Rogan | 26 October 2016

With business rates devolution looming large, do councils need greater powers to combat local ‘ph...

DCLG

Met 'fails to tackle election fraud at Tower Hamlets'

By Dan Peters | 26 October 2016

Tower Hamlets commissioners have expressed their disappointment at the Metropolitan Police Servic...

LEGAL

Resident could lose home after court battle with council chief

By Jamie Hailstone | 25 October 2016

A Carmarthenshire CC resident could lose her home as part of a long-running libel case with the c...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Joining forces to tackle sexual exploitation

By Dave Hill | 18 October 2016

Child sexual exploitation cannot be tackled by local government alone and councils are undertakin...

LEGAL

Using Brexit to transform procurement

18 October 2016

Local government is being stifled by a restrictive commissioning and procurement system but Brexi...

frederica-diamanta

Director of People

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Director of Strategy and Transformation

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Highway Design and Construction Manager

Grade N, scp50 £62,443 to scp53 £65,663 per annum, plus essential car user allowance

We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. Apply for this job

Bolton Council

frederica-diamanta

Director of People

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Director of Strategy and Transformation

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Highway Design and Construction Manager

Grade N, scp50 £62,443 to scp53 £65,663 per annum, plus essential car user allowance

We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. Apply for this job

Bolton Council