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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The Government should use the Spring Budget to set out key reforms to the outdated Right to Buy s...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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Director of Adult Social Care (DASS)
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An ambitious, innovative council where Adult Social Care is central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Education & Skills
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, high-performing council where education, inclusion and skills are central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
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