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ECONOMIC GROWTH

Skills devolution to boost jobs market by one million

By Martin Ford | 11 July 2022

Devolution of skills funding could allow a million people to return to the jobs market, new resea...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs make offer to Whitehall amid rising pressures

By Dan Peters | 11 July 2022

Council chiefs have offered to co-produce detailed data to persuade the Treasury to ease the moun...

REORGANISATION

Structural change not a cure-all for children's services

By Martin Ford | 11 July 2022

Structural change alone is not enough to turn around children’s services, a new report has found.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Same issues, new interventions and little progress

By Heather Jameson | 05 July 2022

Global pandemic and cost of living crisis aside, last week’s Local Government Association confere...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Just making hens meet

05 July 2022

The prize for most accommodating guest speaker at the LGA annual conference in Harrogate goes to ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Lots of knit picking

05 July 2022

Diary was delighted to be back on the local government conference and cocktail party circuit last...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Care recruitment 'car crash' warning

By Michael Burton | 30 June 2022

Ministers have been warned of an impending ‘car crash’ in care recruitment due to the numbers of ...

FINANCE

Minister tells councils to 'prioritise when delivering core services'

By Dan Peters | 30 June 2022

In a message to the Local Government Association’s annual conference, Treasury minister Simon Cla...

ENVIRONMENT

Lib Dem leader: Councils should be at heart of tackling cost of living crisis

By Michael Burton | 29 June 2022

Councils should be at the heart of action to tackle the cost of living crisis, Lib Dem leader Sir...

BUSINESS

LGA Conference: Sector should consider offering four-day week

By Dan Peters | 29 June 2022

Councils may have to consider offering a four-day week in order to attract the staff desperately ...

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Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

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Harborough District Council

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Are you a passionate, experienced Approved Mental Health Professional ? Apply for this job

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Finance Manager - WMF2210e

£51,356- £52,413

Our Finance Team provides financial management. Apply for this job

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