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HOUSING
New planning powers for councils
By Martin Ford | 27 May 2025
Councils will be able to fine developers or confiscate land if homes are not built under new powe...
PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM
A shared definition of 'neighbourhoods' is important
By Jessica Studdert | 08 May 2025
Jessica Studdert says that for real impact at a hyperlocal level, neighbourhoods need to be consi...
COMMUNITIES
Community duty mooted
By EXCLUSIVE by Joe Lepper | 01 May 2025
The Government is looking to hand all councils an extra duty to involve community groups in their...
FINANCE
Call for SEND deficit assurance
By Martin Ford | 30 April 2025
The freshly-appointed president of the Society of County Treasurers has called on the Government ...
HOUSING
Stepping up to the housing challenge
By Martin Ford | 15 April 2025
With the Government intent on ramping up housebuilding figures, the delivery of accompanying infr...
DEVOLUTION
English Devolution: Where is it at?
By Paul McDermott | 15 April 2025
Amardeep Gill and Paul McDermott look at what lies ahead for the six Devolution Priority Programm...
FINANCE
Government to set out SEND deficit plans
By Martin Ford | 03 April 2025
The Government is to set out how it will tackle the £6bn special educational needs and disabiliti...
DATA
A bird's eye view of rough sleeping
By Becky Rice | 03 April 2025
A new tool brings together data to provide a more sophisticated analysis of both London’s rough s...
COMMUNITIES
Laser in on the local
By Professor Graeme Atherton | 21 March 2025
Professor Graeme Atherton says the Plan for Neighbourhoods represents a clear break from the rece...
DATA
Striving for a step change on local statistics
By David Blackman | 19 March 2025
The Mayoral Data Council will provide a ‘unified voice’ in liaising with government departments. ...
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Advanced Social Work Practitioner
£51,356.00 - £54,495.00, Grade 12, 37 hours, Permanent
You will be expected and enabled to contribute to workforce development and staff wellbeing. Apply for this job
Engineering Team Manager (Operational Maintenance)
Special A, SCP 42-45, £53,460 - £56,732 per annum
Premium jobThis is an exciting time to join Calderdale’s Highways Maintenance service. Apply for this job
Director of Public Health
£109,483 to £122,620
This is a rare and career-defining opportunity to shape the future of public health Apply for this job
- Former local government minister Phil Woolas dies
- Recruitment challenges restricting pace of Sandwell improvement, peers find
- Wirral management overhaul to create executive director roles
- LGA to recruit interim chief
- Whitehall thinks its expenditure should be subject to less scrutiny than the local state
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