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FINANCE

Councils to be given five years to spend Right to Buy receipts

By Mark Conrad | 22 March 2021

Councils will be given five years to spend receipts from Right to Buy sales as part of an overhau...

WHITEHALL

Five councils strike bailout deals with government over SEND

By Dan Peters | 22 March 2021

Five councils have struck deals worth at least £100m that will allow them to wipe out their massi...

PUBLIC HEALTH

Charity criticises 'small' increase in public health funding

By MJ Editor | 17 March 2021

The Government has increased councils' public health grants by £45m for 2021-22.

WHITEHALL

Pandemic forces finance reform rethink

By Martin Ford | 16 March 2021

Whitehall plans for local government finance reform were thrown into doubt this week after civil ...

HEALTH

Hancock's half hour to ease sector concerns

By Dan Peters | 11 March 2021

Health and social care secretary Matt Hancock has attempted to ease local government concerns abo...

TRANSFORMATION

Leaders voice fears over White Paper

By Martin Ford | 11 March 2021

Council leaders have expressed concern over the role local government will have under health and ...

FINANCE

LGA forced to pay back £1m in unused grant

By Heather Jameson | 11 March 2021

The Local Government Association (LGA) will have to pay back around £1m in unused cash to central...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Councils in a jam shouldn't have to scrape for funding crumbs

By Heather Jameson | 10 March 2021

Heather Jameson lays out what ministers need to do if they 'really want to streamline local gover...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA urges rethink on virtual meetings

By Heather Jameson | 09 March 2021

The Local Government Association’s chairman has urged ministers to pave the way for virtual counc...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Damaging democracy through codes of conduct

By Colin Copus | 09 March 2021

Colin Copus makes the case for codes of conduct for councillors to be localised rather than natio...

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

Grade 12 £67,236 – £71,223 plus £3000pa Statutory Officer Allowance

Premium jobWe are looking for an accomplished and proactive leader for our vacant post of Head of Democratic Services & Elections Apply for this job

Harborough District Council

Strategic Director, Corporate Services

c£162,000 per annum, more for an exceptional candidate

Bradford is at an extraordinary moment of transformation Apply for this job

City of Bradford MDC

Director of Human Resources

£119,466 - £131,207

Bradford is at an extraordinary moment of transformation Apply for this job

City of Bradford MDC