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LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Membership manoeuvres

By Paul Marinko | 11 March 2026

How are the groups representing councils positioning themselves to secure members as the pace of ...

FINANCE

Local government leaders must connect the council financial crisis to lived experience

By Ben Page | 10 March 2026

The Government's partial write-off of SEND deficits is welcome, but it does not fix underlying pr...

GOVERNANCE

Getting ahead of the local election results

By Ed Hammond | 04 March 2026

Prior to the publication of a new practice guide from the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny, Ed ...

ELECTIONS

Government should have 'leeway' to seek new council leaders' LGR views

By Ann McGauran | 04 March 2026

Government should have ‘some leeway’ to offer newly-elected council leaders the chance to put for...

FINANCE

Spring Statement: OBR paints gloomy picture of council finances

By Martin Ford | 03 March 2026

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has painted a gloomy picture for the future of local g...

NEIGHBOURHOOD HEALTH

Leading neighbourhood health

By Lee Peart | 03 March 2026

Cllr Wendy Taylor, chair of the LGA’s Health and Wellbeing Committee, says local government must ...

LG CHALLENGE

LG Challenge: Leading the way to embedding AI responsibly

By Michael Barrett | 23 February 2026

The opening challenge of LG Challenge 2026 took two competing local government teams to Lambeth L...

FINANCE

Local government finance settlement leaves sector divided

By Martin Ford | 17 February 2026

The most controversial local government finance settlement for years has divided the sector. Mart...

EMERGENCY PLANNING

What councils need to know about Martyn's law

By Nathan Emmerich | 12 February 2026

Nathan Emmerich looks at the role councils are playing during the implementation period of Martyn...

LGA

LGA slammed for failing to take its own advice

By Heather Jameson | 11 February 2026

The Local Government Association (LGA) has been accused of failing to take its own advice on empl...

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frederica-diamanta

Strategic Manager Youth Voice and Creative Engagement Service

£51,356 - £55,539 per annum

Are you someone who has the passion to promote the voices of young people and ensure they are heard? Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

Director of Digital & IT

Up to £109k

Harnessing the full potential of Digital and IT in a complex multi-disciplinary organisation Apply for this job

Reading Borough Council

Service Director - Finance

£95,212 to £102,389

We need a talented and experienced Service Director of Finance to join us and play a pivotal role Apply for this job

Isle of Wight Council

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