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LGA
LGA accused of pushing restructure to beat 'fire and rehire' changes
By Heather Jameson | 22 January 2026
The Labour-led Local Government Association’s has been accused of trying to push through its rest...
IMPROVEMENT
Children's services: What good looks like in Solihull
By Paul Johnson | 20 January 2026
Solihull MBC’s journey from Inadequate to Good in its latest Inspection of Local Authority Childr...
INTERVENTION
Reed steps up Tower Hamlets intervention
By Joe Lepper | 20 January 2026
The Government is stepping up its intervention in the running of Tower Hamlets LBC amid fresh dou...
LGA
National conversation on neighbourhoods needed
By Neil Merrick | 20 January 2026
A senior Local Government Association (LGA) figure has called for a national conversation over th...
AI
On your marks for the AI era in local government
By Dan Peters | 15 January 2026
Councils are racing to use AI to cut costs and improve services – but a shortage of skills is hol...
HOUSING
'Exporting' the housing challenge
By Paul Marinko | 14 January 2026
The growing tendency of councils to use ‘out of area’ placements to discharge their housing respo...
PAY
Pay body could have 'unintended consequences'
By Martin Ford | 13 January 2026
The Government has been warned of ‘unintended consequences’ stemming from its proposed adult soci...
FINANCE
Business rates U-turn warning
By Martin Ford | 08 January 2026
A retreat over changes to business rates could impact on the Local Government Finance Settlement,...
FINANCE
Warning of 'strong action' against reckless spending
By Martin Ford | 08 January 2026
Suggestions that the local government finance settlement could disincentivise sound management of...
LG CHALLENGE
Talent seeks a Challenge
By Jack Sanders | 22 December 2025
Jack Sanders sets the stage for the LG Challenge 2026, spotlighting a competition renowned for pr...
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Executive Director of Transport
£128,216 – £156,241
Getting Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Moving Apply for this job
Assistant Director – Children and Families
£80,995 - £86,757
Our promise to Sheffield’s children and young people is that Sheffield will be a place where they belong, Apply for this job
Assistant Director of City Transport
£ to match our ambition
You’ll keep abreast of emerging approaches and best practice Apply for this job
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