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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Peer reviews should 'stretch' councils - LGA

By Dan Peters | 05 February 2018

Corporate peer challenges (CPC) should ‘stretch’ councils so they get the most out of them, the c...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Lord Porter gives the gift of time

05 February 2018

Too often we lament our hectic lives – usually while simultaneously getting the kids ready for sc...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Council called out on bullying and harassment

By Hiba Mahamadi | 30 January 2018

Cheshire East Council has a bullying and harassment problem, the Local Government Association (LG...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Council urged to strengthen engagement

By Mark Conrad | 29 January 2018

Ribble Valley BC must strengthen its engagement with staff and partners if it is to sustain its s...

WHITEHALL

LGA left in the dark

29 January 2018

With parsimonious Philip Hammond keeping his iron-like grip on the public coffers, all council-li...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Further deterioration of Sandwell's children's services

By Mark Conrad | 29 January 2018

Sandwell MBC has failed to improve its Ofsted rating for children’s social care and is still mana...

FINANCE

Sandwell leader hits back at Tory party vice-chair

By Dan Peters | 26 January 2018

Sandwell MBC needs to be ‘seen to move on’ from a series of recent standards issues, Local Govern...

WHITEHALL

Council backs union pay claim but national employers stand firm

By Dan Peters | 26 January 2018

Stoke-on-Trent City Council has backed the unions’ 5% pay claim as national employers continue to...

FINANCE

Stand united and speak with one voice for public services

By Heather Jameson | 24 January 2018

Voices in local government are not being raised in union, and this needs to change, writes Heathe...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: Government knew provisional settlement was wrong

By Dan Peters | 23 January 2018

Whitehall officials rushed out the provisional local government finance settlement days before Ch...

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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