WHITEHALL

LGA vows to push on with improvement

By Heather Jameson | 29 June 2023

The Local Government Association (LGA) has vowed to continue parts of its improvement offer after...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

A town centre for the future

By Rachel Robinson | 29 June 2023

Contestants headed to Wigan for the final round of the 2023 LG Challenge, to present their propos...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Opportunity knocks for the sector

27 June 2023

Ahead of next week’s Local Government Association (LGA) annual conference in Bournemouth, The MJ ...

FINANCE

Sector tells MPs 'we need your help' on audit

By Martin Ford | 27 June 2023

A plea has been made to MPs to ‘give the sector a break’ to allow it to get on top of its audit ‘...

ELECTIONS

Uncertainty has made me very certain about the value of some things

By Gill Kneller | 26 June 2023

East Hampshire's elections revealed a hung council. Chief executive Gill Kneller says 'what stood...

WHITEHALL

Legality of severance payment guidance questioned

By Dan Peters | 26 June 2023

The Local Government Association (LGA) has questioned the legality of statutory guidance governin...

SOCIAL CARE

More councils rely on reserves to balance care budgets

20 June 2023

Adult social care is on a ‘slide into unsustainability,’ with a growing proportion of directors r...

HUMAN RESOURCES

EXCLUSIVE: Chief executive training and development programme to launch

By Paul Marinko | 20 June 2023

A new training and development programme for council chief executives will be launched as the sec...

WHITEHALL

Record number of education, health and care plans made

By Dan Peters | 19 June 2023

A record number of new education, health and care (EHC) plans were made last year, latest figures...

WHITEHALL

LGA demands talks over anti-terror law

By Mark Conrad | 19 June 2023

The Local Government Association (LGA) has demanded fresh talks with senior Home Office figures a...

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frederica-diamanta

Housing Assurance Service Manager

£55,675 - £56,649

We’re building a brand-new assurance team in our Homes & Neighbourhoods service Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Director of Planning and Economy

£104,464 (plus generous pension and benefits)

Southend-on-Sea is one of the UK’s newest cities, and this is a fascinating time to join us as we shape our future. Apply for this job

Southend-on-Sea City Council

Team Manager & Senior Lawyer - Commercial & Contracts

£55,997- £63,189 per annum

Warwickshire Legal Services is growing. Apply for this job

Warwickshire County Council