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SEND

Minister addresses council leaders on SEND reforms

By Martin Ford | 23 January 2026

The minister leading reform of services for children with special educational needs and disabilit...

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...

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Highways, Waste and Environment

£97,632 - £108,033 (subject to additional pay award)

North Northamptonshire is a place of scale, ambition and ongoing transformation. Apply for this job

North Northamptonshire Council

Director of Public Health & Leisure

£135,000

Brent is brimming with ambition and opportunity. Apply for this job

Brent Council

Head of Property & Regeneration

£88,633 - £100,994

We are seeking to appoint an outstanding and experienced professional Apply for this job

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