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FINANCE

Councils told to 'step up' on refugee housing

By Martin Ford | 19 July 2023

The Government has told councils to ‘step up’ efforts to provide permanent homes for Afghan refug...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Make it local

By Cllr Shaun Davies | 17 July 2023

As political parties draft their manifestos, we have a compelling story and evidence of how publi...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Time for reflection on council failures

By Graeme McDonald | 17 July 2023

We should all recognise the need to improve standards in public life more broadly, not least as l...

FINANCE

LGA concerns over supported housing regulation

By Martin Ford | 13 July 2023

Concerns about funding for the sector’s role in regulating supported housing have been raised.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Lloyd: Pandemic simulation kept secret from sector

By Dan Peters | 12 July 2023

Lessons from a Whitehall-run pandemic simulation exercise in 2016 were kept secret from local gov...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: LGA warns Hastings about possible section 114

By Dan Peters | 11 July 2023

Hastings BC may be forced to issue a section 114 notice this financial year unless it makes massi...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Getting a grip in Birmingham

By Heather Jameson | 10 July 2023

The new leader of Birmingham City Council Cllr John Cotton explains the scale of the challenges h...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Overton rejects breakaway Green group idea

By Dan Peters | 10 July 2023

The re-elected leader of the Local Government Association’s (LGA) independents has rejected the i...

HEALTH

Social care crisis threatens to 'bury' NHS

By William Eichler | 06 July 2023

The ‘extreme pressure’ on social care is now ‘turning into an avalanche and it’s going to bury th...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Call to back elections teams

By Martin Ford | 05 July 2023

Elections teams will require more backing from their councils to run future polls.

frederica-diamanta

Director of People

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Director of Strategy and Transformation

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Highway Design and Construction Manager

Grade N, scp50 £62,443 to scp53 £65,663 per annum, plus essential car user allowance

We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. Apply for this job

Bolton Council

frederica-diamanta

Director of People

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Director of Strategy and Transformation

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Highway Design and Construction Manager

Grade N, scp50 £62,443 to scp53 £65,663 per annum, plus essential car user allowance

We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. Apply for this job

Bolton Council