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WHITEHALL
Lyons urges councils to tackle housing crisis
By Jamie Hailstone | 02 August 2016
A former chair of the Audit Commission has urged local authorities to take centre stage in tackli...
HUMAN RESOURCES
Changing the rules on interim workers
By Clive Thomas | 02 August 2016
Plans to overhaul rules surrounding interim staff could have a significant impact for workers and...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Holyrood to carry on with named person programme
By Jamie Hailstone | 29 July 2016
Scottish ministers have vowed to carry on with their controversial plans to appoint a named perso...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
LGA to tackle moving of homeless families
By Dan Peters | 26 July 2016
The Local Government Association (LGA) has agreed to investigate how to tackle the issue of counc...
WHITEHALL
Universal Credit rollout delayed
By Dan Peters | 21 July 2016
The rollout of Universal Credit will be delayed and local authorities will continue to deliver ho...
WHITEHALL
Healey: Double housing investment to avoid post-Brexit slump
By Sam Clayden | 14 July 2016
The former shadow housing secretary has called on Whitehall to double investment and freeze its l...
LEGISLATION
MP backs homelessness bill
By Hannah Williamson | 29 June 2016
Conservative MP Bob Blackman has today announced he will use his private members’ bill in a bid t...
WHITEHALL
Trouble ahead for regional devolution deals
By Sam Clayden | 29 June 2016
Brexit could spark a turning point for the devolution agenda, a think-tank leader has claimed.
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Proposed law 'could strip councils of children's social care'
By William Eichler | 14 June 2016
Hundreds of local authority duties to young people could be removed as the Government seeks to ‘r...
LEGISLATION
Welsh local government secretary wants new merger plan by autumn
By Jamie Hailstone | 13 June 2016
Wales’ new local government secretary has called for a ‘wider conversation’ about reorganisation ...
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£58,310 per annum
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Lead Lawyer - Contracts and Commercial - WMF2715e
£51,356 - £52,412
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Director of Neighbourhoods
£143,792
This is an exciting opportunity to join a high performing, forward thinking organisation at a pivotal moment. Apply for this job
- Councils face 'capacity crisis' of unspent developer funds
- 'Widespread lack of understanding' to blame for key worker oversight
- Councils record mixed rough sleeping picture
- Leadership in local government is rarely about having full control
- Reorganisation is an opportunity to switch to a more preventative system
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