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FINANCE
Call for long-term EFS plan
By Dan Peters | 15 October 2026
The Government must turn exceptional financial support (EFS) into a ‘managed recovery regime rather than a series of annual decisions’, a public finance chief has urged.
TECHNOLOGY
EXCLUSIVE: Whitehall 'exploring' using AI to help intervention decisions
By Dan Peters | 07 October 2026
Whitehall is ‘exploring’ the use of AI to help assess councils against the key risk indicators fo...
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Work on Whitehall tensions tool slows under Burnham
By Dan Peters | 07 October 2026
Work on a Whitehall tool to track community tensions has slowed since the change of Prime Ministe...
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Reorganisation door open for 2028
By Ann McGauran | 01 October 2026
Some two-tier areas could still be encouraged to stick to the original reorganisation timetable d...
MINISTRY OF HOUSING, COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Riordan: My love for sector won't stop me telling local government if it needs to change
By Dan Peters | 01 October 2026
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (MHCLG) top mandarin has told officia...
ELECTORAL COMMISSION
Election watchdog 'not consulted' before shadow poll cancellation
By Dan Peters | 30 September 2026
The Government failed to consult the Electoral Commission watchdog before it announced the cancel...
FINANCE
Medway talks with ministry over finances
By Dan Peters | 29 September 2026
Senior Medway Council officers are in ‘ongoing discussions’ with the Ministry of Housing, Communi...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Dithering continues despite Burnham's push for devolution
By By Joe Lepper | 17 September 2026
Joe Lepper finds devolution geographies in many places are far from being settled despite Prime M...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Pressure grows on ministers to publish reorganisation legal advice
By Dan Peters | 15 September 2026
Pressure was this week growing on ministers to publish the legal advice behind their decision to ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Temporary accommodation inquiry launched by NAO
By Dan Peters | 11 September 2026
The National Audit Office (NAO) has launched an inquiry into the resilience of temporary accommod...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Behind the scenes of this week's reorganisation debacle
By Dan Peters | 10 September 2026
Dan Peters reports on how the reorganisation delay unfolded and the initial reaction from a shock...
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- Local government reorganisation review nears completion
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Service Manager - Corporate Governance Services (Deputy Monitoring Officer)
£47,738 - £51,928
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Director of Corporate Services
£116,572 – £124,881
The Successful candidate will lead major transformation programmes, drive organisational improvement Apply for this job
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£205,749 to £224,986
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- Local government reorganisation review nears completion
- EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs push for councils to be viewed equally as Government seeks to rewire the state
- Rayner expected to send in commissioners to Bedford BC
- EXCLUSIVE: Labour-led Brent and Barking and Dagenham miss out on first round of London homes cash
- The route out of EFS
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