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ECONOMIC GROWTH

Don't allow this strange summer lull to dilute our focus

By John O’Brien | 09 July 2019

There will come a time when a new administration will need a new domestic policy agenda, says Joh...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Rolling out a new institutionalism

By Jonathan Carr-West | 09 July 2019

Dr Jonathan Carr-West wonders if, alongside new localism, we need a new institutionalism too?

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

How can the financial settlement meet its deadline?

By Michael Burton | 09 July 2019

The clock is ticking on the countdown to publication of the financial settlement for 2020/21, say...

WHITEHALL

Councils hit out at standardisation drive

By Naomi Larsson | 09 July 2019

Council figures have hit out at a government consultation to standardise recycling across the cou...

WHITEHALL

Cut for IDeA's sector-led improvement grant

By MJ reporter | 08 July 2019

The Government has again chipped away at the grant for sector-led improvement and moved to expand...

WHITEHALL

EU funding replacement delay 'huge concern' for councils

By Dan Peters | 08 July 2019

Ongoing delays and uncertainty on the detail of a new scheme to replace EU funding is a huge conc...

FINANCE

Court date set for councils' £2bn tax dispute with NHS trusts

By Naomi Larsson | 08 July 2019

A court date has been set for the long-running legal dispute between councils and NHS trusts over...

FINANCE

Confidence collapses as statutory services face meltdown

By Mark Conrad | 05 July 2019

Research by LGA reveals councils will struggle to meet legal obligations within three years.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Non-metropolitan councils need the power to tackle barriers to growth

By Ann McGauran | 04 July 2019

The Post-Brexit England Commission’s final report has set out a prospectus to Government of ‘tang...

CLIMATE CHANGE

The clock is ticking on the push for devolution

By Heather Jameson | 03 July 2019

There will be little bandwidth for local government policy in the coming months, says Heather Jam...

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Programme Director (LGR Transition)

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frederica-diamanta

Programme Director (LGR Transition)

£121k – £134k (fixed term 2 years with option to extend)

Hertfordshire is embarking on one of the most significant transformations in its public services for a generation. Apply for this job

Hertfordshire County Council

Assistant Director People Commissioning

£99,433 to £112,411

Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job

City of Bradford MDC

Strategic Director Environment

£159,862 to £167,495

Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job

City of Bradford MDC

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