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PLANNING

District plea over planning powers

By Neil Merrick | 13 August 2025

District councils have appealed to ministers not to leave them out of planning decisions once fre...

POLITICS

Farage says Reform 'facing obstructionism'

By Dan Peters | 21 July 2025

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has accused some council officials of obstructing the work of his c...

ELECTIONS

Government proposes Automatic Voter Registration move

By Dan Peters | 17 July 2025

Government plans to move to Automatic Voter Registration (AVR) will ‘make life simpler for everyo...

REORGANISATION

Lewes leader vows to fight Brighton takeover plan

By Dan Peters | 11 July 2025

Lewes DC’s leader has vowed to fight a Brighton & Hove City Council proposal to take over parts o...

DEVOLUTION

Devo Bill to reintroduce supplementary vote in blow to Reform

By Dan Peters | 10 July 2025

The supplementary vote system will be reintroduced to elect mayors in a move that is expected to ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA: Eliminating conflict between councils and combined authorities unrealistic

By Joe Lepper | 07 July 2025

Eliminating conflict between councils and mayoral combined authorities (MCA) is unrealistic, the ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

EXCLUSIVE: LGA sideline fears as mayoral base grows

By Dan Peters | 02 July 2025

Senior Local Government Association (LGA) figures have urged the organisation to do more to court...

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Citizen engagement: a new paradigm for local government

By Jason Lowther | 01 July 2025

Citizen engagement is sometimes treated as something at the margins of decision-making, but a new...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Chief executive defies leader's flag order

By Dan Peters | 01 July 2025

Warwickshire CC's chief executive refused a request from the 18-year-old Reform UK leader of her ...

DEVOLUTION

EXCLUSIVE: Ex-minister gets role on strategic authority improvement board

By Emily Twinch | 30 June 2025

Former Tory minister Dame Amanda Milling is expected to be appointed to a board tasked with helpi...

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Corporate Director – Adults & Health

£176,061 – £196,002

Lead Change. Shape Lives. Be Part of Something New. Apply for this job

Newham London Borough Council

Assistant Director, People

£89,116 - £104,843 per annum

Experience the best of both worlds with our flexible hybrid working arrangements. Apply for this job

Essex County Council

Executive Director (Children’s Services)

up to £137,831

Are you an experienced and inspirational leader of Children’s Services? Apply for this job

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council