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PLANNING
Local government prepares for planning battle
By Martin Ford | 06 February 2020
Battle lines are being drawn ahead of a proposed overhaul of the planning system.
DEVOLUTION
LGA chair's concerns over Cumbria reorganisation
By Martin Ford | 06 February 2020
Doubts have been expressed over the proposed reorganisation of local government in Cumbria.
FINANCE
The positive process of peer review
By Tony Kirkham | 06 February 2020
Tony Kirkham recently took part in a Local Government Association peer review. He says the proces...
WHITEHALL
South-east defends record on refugees
By Martin Ford | 05 February 2020
Local government figures have defended the record of the south-east and London on taking in asylu...
FINANCE
EXCLUSIVE: Jenrick plans intervention to help northern councils
By Dan Peters | 31 January 2020
Local government secretary Robert Jenrick is poised to intervene in the fair funding review to en...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Councils sent back to drawing board on SEND
By Dan Peters | 28 January 2020
Councils have been sent back to the drawing board after a quango ripped apart their plans to reco...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Jenrick in anti-semitism funding threat
By Chris Mahony | 28 January 2020
The Local Government Association (LGA) has rebuffed communities secretary Robert Jenrick’s threat...
SOCIAL CARE
Ministers row with LGA over fair funding review modelling
By Ann McGauran | 28 January 2020
A row broke out between ministers and the Local Government Association (LGA) after it modelled th...
FINANCE
Seven out of 10 councils overspend on homelessness
By Chris Mahony | 28 January 2020
Seven out of 10 English councils overspent their homelessness budgets in 2018/19 by a combined to...
FINANCE
Poorer areas to lose 'hundreds of millions' under proposed changes
By Laura Sharman | 27 January 2020
Former Labour stronghold areas are to lose millions of pounds under the fair funding review, anal...
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- EXCLUSIVE: Ministers face legal threat as furious Sussex leaders demand answers on reorganisation delay
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Director of Education and Inclusion
£120,901
Premium jobAs we move into a new era built on the strengths and ambition of our borough, we are seeking an outstanding Director of Education... Apply for this job
Engineering Team Manager (Network Co-ordination)
£53,460 - £56,732 per annum
Premium jobWe are looking for an enthusiastic and highly driven candidate to join our Highways Asset Management team at Calderdale Council. Apply for this job
Joint Chief Planning Officer
£85,456 - £92,027
Across Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent in South Wales, our councils are doing something genuinely different. Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Ministers face legal threat as furious Sussex leaders demand answers on reorganisation delay
- Calls grow to fast-track reorganisation in Kent
- Corporate Peer Challenge: Going boldly on in Bristol
- Whitehall looking to collaborate with councils on cohesion
- LCN chair: CCN existence 'illogical'
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