Legal

By Jamie Hailstone | 08 April 2015

A company jointly owned by Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire CCs has launched its own legal fir...

BUSINESS

Beefing up social value?

By Dan Gregory | 07 April 2015

There’s some muscular localism at the heart of the suggested revisions to Best Value Statutory Gu...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Breaking the strike law?

By Paul McFarlane | 07 April 2015

If the Conservatives gain an overall majority, the stage is set for a battle royal between Unite ...

HEALTH

Councils poised to challenge DoH over care cash quotas

By Jamie Hailstone | 31 March 2015

Two councils look set to challenge the Department of Health in the High Court over their Care Act...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Peart is new shared head of legal

31 March 2015

Buckinghamshire CC has appointed Hugh Peart as its new head of legal on a shared service basis wi...

HUMAN RESOURCES

SOLACE: Government DIP hit 'chaotic and costly'

27 March 2015

Government measures issued this week aimed at making it easier to dismiss council chief executive...

DCLG

Pickles' parting DIP shot is a botched job

By Mark Greenburgh | 26 March 2015

New arrangements for chief executive dismissals are full of holes and remove key protections for ...

Plans to simplify senior staff dismissals unveiled

By Jonathan Werran | 24 March 2015

Ministers will this week set out measures which would make it easier to dismiss council chief exe...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Oxfordshire in chief executive U-turn vote

By Jonathan Werran | 24 March 2015

Oxfordshire CC members have voted unanimously to reverse plans to abolish the role of chief execu...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

McGinty hired for top Gloucester role

24 March 2015

Jon McGinty has been appointed to lead a new working partnership for Gloucester City Council and ...

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Director of Planning and Economy

£104,464 (plus generous pension and benefits)

Southend-on-Sea is one of the UK’s newest cities, and this is a fascinating time to join us as we shape our future. Apply for this job

Southend-on-Sea City Council

Director of Public Protection and Integrated Enforcement

£Competitive

Tower Hamlets is the fastest growing and most densely populated local authority in the UK. Apply for this job

Tower Hamlets London Borough Council

Chief Executive Officer - Housing Delivery Shared Service

£123,983 - £138,786 per annum (37 hours per week)

Blackpool is Changing for the Better, Can You Lead Delivery of the Next Chapter? Apply for this job

Blackpool Coastal Housing