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WHITEHALL

LGA warning over XL Bully dogs ban

By Mark Conrad | 19 March 2024

Councils face a double whammy of soaring costs and declining police support as they try to enforce a ban on XL Bully dogs.

WHITEHALL

Minister urges councils to 'co-locate' planning and licensing

By Mark Conrad | 22 January 2024

Councils have been urged to “co-locate” planning and licensing teams under plans to improve local...

BUSINESS

Coroner's deadline for council after Rottweiler mauling

By Dan Peters | 02 October 2023

A licensing team has been given until 13 November to respond after being urged to take a ‘more pr...

FINANCE

Bold action is needed to avoid widespread financial meltdown

By Ian Miller | 13 September 2023

While some cases of council failure point to poor decision-making or weak internal control, many ...

PLANNING

Protecting the welfare of asylum seekers in Great Yarmouth

By Sheila Oxtoby | 27 September 2022

The Home Office, with no advance notice and no funding, has left local authorities and health ser...

HOUSING

Council announces 'largest' selective licensing scheme in UK

By William Eichler | 20 September 2022

Birmingham City Council has been granted permission to introduce a selective licensing scheme for...

LICENSING

Cooking up a late storm

03 August 2022

It was no ‘half-baked’ plan, but it failed because the promise of ‘jam tomorrow’ was not enough t...

WHITEHALL

Peers highlight lack of progress improving 'flawed' Act

By Mark Conrad | 11 July 2022

Little progress has been made in addressing the lack of coordination between the licensing and pl...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Leaders call for more event licensing powers

By William Eichler | 14 June 2022

Councils should have the power to determine event licensing fees to ensure they fully cover the a...

PUBLIC HEALTH

Councils ask for coronavirus licensing powers

By Martin Ford | 07 August 2020

A call has been made for public health issues to be incorporated into licensing laws.

LEGAL

Short-term thinking

By Stephen McGowan | 07 February 2020

Ahead of the impending introduction of new licensing powers for short-term lets in Scotland, Step...

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Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

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Harborough District Council

Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service

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Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority (HEYCA) represents a bold new chapter in the region’s history. Apply for this job

Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority

Finance Business Partner – Housing & HRA

Band I, SCP 44 - 47 (£53,885 - £57,195) per annum

If so, we are looking to recruit a Finance Business Partner who will report to the Head of Business Partnering for this area. Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council