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FINANCE

Easing finances creates perverse incentives for failure

By Heather Jameson | 06 March 2024

Capitalisation directions reward councils that are financially failing with the ability to raise ...

WHITEHALL

Craig's call for asylum change

By Mark Conrad | 05 March 2024

Manchester City Council’s leader has urged Whitehall to implement ‘simple changes’ to asylum poli...

UNIONS

Union backs strike at Brum

By Mark Conrad | 04 March 2024

GMB trade union members at Birmingham City Council have voted overwhelmingly to support strike ac...

FINANCE

Council funding crisis 'existential'

By Martin Ford | 01 March 2024

Local government’s funding crisis threatens to derail ambitions to level up the north of England,...

DEVOLUTION

More areas get level four devolution powers

By Martin Ford | 01 March 2024

West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and the Liverpool city region will all receive level four devolve...

WHITEHALL

Home Office 'chaos' leaves thousands of illegal arrivals in 'perma-backlog'

By Mark Conrad | 27 February 2024

The Government’s struggling asylum policy has heaped significant demand on cities’ housing servic...

WHITEHALL

Birmingham 'worse' than commissioners feared

By Heather Jameson | 22 February 2024

The situation in Birmingham City Council is worse than commissioners expected, a report to the se...

HOUSING

Right to Buy scheme is in need of urgent reform

By Cllr Darren Rodwell | 21 February 2024

The Government should use the Spring Budget to set out key reforms to the outdated Right to Buy s...

WHITEHALL

Senior Lib Dem calls for permitted development rights review

By Dan Peters | 19 February 2024

A review of permitted development rights (PDRs) should take place before reforms are introduced t...

WHITEHALL

Oflog data explorer to cover all main sector services by mid-2025

By Dan Peters | 16 February 2024

The Office for Local Government’s data explorer will cover all the main services offered by the s...

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frederica-diamanta

Corporate Director of Housing

Circa £180,000

We are now seeking an experienced and forward-looking Corporate Director, Housing Apply for this job

Lambeth Council

Assistant Director – Property

up to £89,371

Shape the future of our borough. Apply for this job

Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Chief Operating Officer

up to £126,615

Shape the future of our borough. Apply for this job

Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk

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