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LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Report warns councillors not to meddle in operational affairs

By Dan Peters | 10 March 2015

Officers at Portsmouth City Council (PCC) have ‘often felt under pressure to write reports that t...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

The signal and the noise

By Jonathan Carr-West | 10 March 2015

After Rotherham and Oxfordshire’s serious case reviews, we must be cautious about instigating a b...

BUSINESS

Digital duel

By Donna Davidson | 10 March 2015

The second round of the LG Challenge took contestants to Doncaster to engage residents with the b...

PLANNING

Planning to succeed

By Lawrence Conway | 10 March 2015

Adoption of a local plan has given South Lakeland certainty over future growth and delivered sign...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Scrutiny: The lion yet to roar

By Professor Colin Copus | 10 March 2015

Local councillors not in executive positions need more effective powers to examine local authorit...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

The general election is a sideshow: look local

By Sir Merrick Cockell | 05 March 2015

With the wall-to-wall coverage of the build up to the election campaign, you could be forgiven fo...

WHITEHALL

Parishes answer planning problems

By Elisabeth Skinner | 05 March 2015

James Derounian and Elisabeth Skinner advocate local authority and community involvement – all at...

ASSET MANAGEMENT

Game-changing transformation

By Matthew Ellis | 05 March 2015

Staffordshire police and crime commissioner Matthew Ellis outlines how better use of technology, ...

SOCIAL CARE

The value of women-centred working

By Clare Jones | 05 March 2015

As councils around the country mark International Women's Day, Clare Jones CBE argues that taking...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Getting back on track

By Heather Jameson | 03 March 2015

In the week the secretary of state announced the commissioners hired to turn around troubled Roth...

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frederica-diamanta

Senior Lawyer - Contracts & Commercial

Grade 11 Level 1 - 4 (£50,620 - £57,611 pa)

City of York Council has an exciting opportunity for an experienced, ambitious and innovative senior lawyer. Apply for this job

City of York Council

Programme Manager - WMF2341e

£56,883 - £59,198

The Capital Programme team is responsible for the core delivery of the Council’s c.£80m-£100m/year Capital Programme Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Policy, Improvement and Risk Manager

£58,165 - £62,094

Are you ready to lead with purpose and make a real difference? Apply for this job

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council