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SCRUTINY

A spotlight on scrutiny

By Ed Hammond | 29 August 2022

Ed Hammond looks at some of the factors that contribute to the effectiveness of scrutiny, and hig...

PAY

We need less inspection and more prevention

By Heather Jameson | 17 August 2022

Most councils have nothing to fear from plans for an Office for Local Government (Oflog), says He...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Oflog bandwagon rolls

By Dan Peters | 17 August 2022

Large-scale drive begins for local government office despite current squeeze on civil service rec...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Government launches peer review survey

By Paul Marinko | 15 August 2022

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DHLUC) has launched a survey into the L...

BUSINESS RATES

We need commitment over funding reform timetables

09 August 2022

Tracy Bingham hopes the two-year funding settlement will still happen - 'but we need to know what...

WHITEHALL

MPs call for return of hybrid council meetings

By Dan Peters | 08 August 2022

A cross-party coalition of MPs has called for the power for local authorities to hold hybrid coun...

BUSINESS

How to be sure when you procure

By David Bemrose | 08 August 2022

David Bemrose highlights the key aspects of the Crown Commercial Service’s new Contract Managemen...

SOCIAL CARE

Majority of lead members call for delay to social care reforms

By Laura Sharman | 05 August 2022

The majority of senior councillors are worried social care reforms will make council services wor...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Let's de-CODE the sector

By Rebecca Davis | 03 August 2022

Rebecca Davis introduces a new network supported by employers across the UK, set to launch next m...

BUSINESS

A different future for Barnet

By Dan Peters | 03 August 2022

Dan Peters talks to Barnet LBC chief executive John Hooton about the end of the council’s controv...

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frederica-diamanta

Chief Executive

up to £165,000

Premium jobEbbsfleet is one of the UK’s most ambitious regeneration projects, a 21st-century Garden City Apply for this job

Ebbsfleet Development Corporation

Assistant Director Strategy & Community Regeneration

£100,592 - £106,591 per annum

Premium jobNewcastle is a city fast gaining a reputation for its innovation and progress. Apply for this job

Newcastle City Council

Service Manager – Commercial Development

Up to £57,800 plus relocation package up to £8,000

We have two exciting opportunities to join our forward-thinking team. Apply for this job

Ashfield District Council