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POLICY AND POLITICS
Future Forum: Sector must find its voice
By Martin Ford | 19 March 2025
Local government must speak with a single voice to capitalise on a new-found desire for engagemen...
FINANCE
Stabilising the foundations
By Rachael Shimmin | 19 March 2025
Structural change is needed, but so too is a funding review that addresses the systemic underfund...
REORGANISATION
LGR plans could pose social care threat
By Martin Ford | 19 March 2025
‘Seismic’ changes brought about by local government reorganisation could pose a threat to social ...
MAYORS
East Midlands mayor suggests LGA not the right 'fit'
By Paul Marinko | 13 March 2025
East Midlands mayor Claire Ward has said the Local Government Association ‘might not be’ the plac...
NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
A new standards regime will be a good thing overall
By Abdool Kara | 13 March 2025
It looks likely that the Government will take forward the work of the Committee for Standards in ...
FINANCE
Council finance system 'not fit for purpose', MPs told
By Martin Ford | 11 March 2025
The system for turning around councils in financial distress is ‘not fit for purpose’ councillors...
PEOPLE
County director to join LGA
By Martin Ford | 07 March 2025
Andrea Newman to is to join the Local Government Association (LGA) as director of communications ...
DEVOLUTION
Defending devolution
By Martin Ford | 06 March 2025
Devolution and reorganisation has dominated headlines and topped the agenda for many councils in ...
FINANCE
Funding: That is the question
By Rob Whiteman | 05 March 2025
Making the sector more financially resilient is a more crucial issue than reorganisation, says Ro...
FINANCE
Telling all in testing times
By Stephen Evans | 04 March 2025
Stephen Evans sets out how Windsor & Maidenhead BC drew on support to deal with its structural de...
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Area Team Leader - Development Management
£51,356 - £53,460
This is an exciting time to join the Kirklees Council Development Management team. Apply for this job
Resource Manager
Grade 12 35 hours, Permanent
Are you passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people with complex Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)? Apply for this job
Programme Director (LGR Transition)
£121k – £134k (fixed term 2 years with option to extend)
Hertfordshire is embarking on one of the most significant transformations in its public services for a generation. Apply for this job
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