HEALTH

Hand health powers to elected mayors, says report

By Dan Peters | 23 June 2020

Health powers should be handed to elected mayors as part of a ‘rejuvenated and fortified wave of ...

FINANCE

Local government can look for powerful allies

By Paul Wheeler | 15 June 2020

Winston Churchill famously remarked ‘Never let a good crisis go to waste’. Paul Wheeler says we s...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Jenrick appeal for shovel-ready schemes

By Dan Peters | 15 June 2020

Communities secretary Robert Jenrick has urged local areas to submit ideas for ‘shovel-ready’ sch...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

New review to look at regulation of political finance

By Lord Jonathan Evans | 08 June 2020

The Committee on Standards in Public Life is reviewing electoral regulation and wishes to hear fr...

HUMAN RESOURCES

We have an opportunity to radically reinvent ourselves

02 June 2020

Our new coronavirus-shaped world has changed beyond recognition, says Gill Kneller - and If we’r...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Councillor, are you on mute?

By Kathy O’Leary | 27 May 2020

Kathy O'Leary is navigating the perils of holding a council meeting online in the midst of the co...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Don't put democracy on lockdown

By Claire Fox | 27 May 2020

Claire Fox asks if it is undemocratic for local areas to introduce fundamental shifts in transpor...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Making decisions in cyberspace

By Ian Fytche | 13 May 2020

With the advent of virtual decision making in local government, Ian Fytche offers insight into ho...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Lockdown lessons in virtual democracy

By David Renard | 13 May 2020

Cllr David Renard outlines how Swindon BC got its decision-making functions up and running again ...

PLANNING

The Planning Inspectorate – Will it win its technology race?

By Jasmine Ratta | 05 May 2020

COVID-19 is driving the Planning Inspectorate (PINS) to modernise, says Jasmine Ratta. She hopes ...

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Strategic Director, Finance and Resources (S.151 Officer)

£110,799 - £120,706

Blackburn with Darwen is a distinctive, welcoming and vibrant borough with a strong identity and a genuine buzz about the place. Apply for this job

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

Principal Lawyer (Adult Social Care)

£55,036 - £58,879

Are you an experienced Adult Social Care Lawyer looking to expand your skill Apply for this job

West Northamptonshire Council

Fire Safety Surveyor

£66555 - £76077 per annum

Help protect residents and shape better standards across our borough.As a Fire Safety Surveyor, you'll use your technical expertise to help make homes Apply for this job

The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea Council