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IMPROVEMENT
Gloucester commended for cyber recovery but warned about capacity
By Paul Marinko | 28 April 2023
Gloucester City Council has been commended for doing ‘remarkably well’ following a Cyber attack.
WELFARE
Councils better placed to deliver welfare than DWP, leaders claim
By Martin Ford | 26 April 2023
Sector representatives were brought before the Work and Pensions Committee to hear their experien...
WHITEHALL
Warning against 'knee-jerk reaction' over Oflog plans
By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters and Heather Jameson | 25 April 2023
Local government finance expert Rob Whiteman has urged the sector to ‘not be defensive’ as minist...
HUMAN RESOURCES
Stand up for your rights
By Michael Burton | 25 April 2023
The downfall of Dominic Raab should give senior council officers reason to revisit their own rule...
SOLACE
Lessons on leadership and governance
By Professor Catherine Staite | 18 April 2023
Paul Dossett and Professor Catherine Staite consider what can be learned from the varied and comp...
BUSINESS
Fresh doubts over bonds agency future
By Mark Conrad | 17 April 2023
Concerns over the reliance on Local Government Association (LGA) finance and lack of activity hav...
PLANNING
Planning officers 'unsupported' following reorganisation
By Martin Ford | 14 April 2023
A lack of preparation during reorganisation left West Northamptonshire Council’s planning departm...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: 'It's time for a new Audit Commission'
By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 12 April 2023
An ex-senior mandarin has today called for a new Audit Commission as The MJ reveals the draft met...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
The drumbeat of oversight could be a good thing
By Ed Hammond | 12 April 2023
Ed Hammond examines the emerging accountability framework in local government and says that, rath...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
We need a new Audit Commission
By Lord Bob Kerslake | 12 April 2023
The Mark II version of the Audit Commission should look very different to the first time around. ...
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- Local government reorganisation review nears completion
- Minister denies planning changes are 'overriding democracy'
- EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs push for councils to be viewed equally as Government seeks to rewire the state
- Local government reorganisation: Financial sustainability amid uncertainty
- Social care vacancies at decade low but recruitment growth slows
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Chief Executive
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You will lead an organisation with ambition, complexity and reach, while helping shape the future of a place Apply for this job
Team Manager - Kinship Team
£49,658 - £56,809 per annum
If you're an experienced social care leader with a passion for family-centred practice, we'd love to hear from you. Apply for this job
- Local government reorganisation review nears completion
- Minister denies planning changes are 'overriding democracy'
- EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs push for councils to be viewed equally as Government seeks to rewire the state
- Local government reorganisation: Financial sustainability amid uncertainty
- Social care vacancies at decade low but recruitment growth slows
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