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REORGANISATION

Slicing districts could slow LGR for fast-track areas

By By Heather Jameson and Dan Peters | 17 February 2025

Cutting across district boundaries to make new unitaries could create a backlog of legislation an...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Elected council mayors could be 'discontinued'

By Heather Jameson | 13 February 2025

Senior Whitehall officials are keen to scrap directly-elected council mayors despite a fudged com...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Government axes economic growth unit

By Joe Lepper | 13 February 2025

The Government is to axe a cross-departmental body created to support economic growth in local ar...

FINANCE

Croydon in fresh call for debt write off

By Dan Peters | 12 February 2025

Croydon LBC is lobbying the Government to write off its debt despite suggestions a decision will ...

REORGANISATION

Under pressure small unitaries push back over reorganisation

By Dan Peters | 06 February 2025

Smaller unitaries were this week pushing back against the Government’s reorganisation drive, insi...

IMMIGRATION

Combined authority plea ahead of Chagossian arrivals

By Dan Peters | 05 February 2025

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has pleaded for help from other local authorities ah...

HOUSING

Social housing waiting lists to 'top two million'

By Joe Lepper | 04 February 2025

The number of households on social housing waiting lists in England could top two million by 2034...

POLITICS

Concerns raised over cladding removal plan

By Joe Lepper | 04 February 2025

MPs and building safety campaigners have raised concerns over the speed and effectiveness of the ...

REORGANISATION

DCN: Alarming lack of evidence behind mega councils push

By Dan Peters | 31 January 2025

District councils have criticised the lack of evidence behind the Government’s push for new unita...

REORGANISATION

District warning over 500,000 threshold

By William Eichler | 24 January 2025

District councils are prepared to engage with local government reorganisation but warn against ‘r...

frederica-diamanta

Senior Strategic Lead - Operations & Talent

£68702.00 - 71395.00 per year

Southend-on-Sea City Council is a progressive local authority dedicated to delivering exceptional services and driving meaningful change... Apply for this job

Southend-on-Sea City Council

Director of Integrated Commissioning

£119,505 - £139,146 (inclusive of Choices payment of £5,727 pa)

We don’t just talk about integration in Bexley; we live and breathe it. Apply for this job

London Borough of Bexley

Director of Corporate Services

£103,200 plus excellent pension scheme

We are a forward-looking organisation that genuinely wants to live our new values of People, Pride, Performance and Progress. Apply for this job

St Leger Homes

frederica-diamanta

Senior Strategic Lead - Operations & Talent

£68702.00 - 71395.00 per year

Southend-on-Sea City Council is a progressive local authority dedicated to delivering exceptional services and driving meaningful change... Apply for this job

Southend-on-Sea City Council

Director of Integrated Commissioning

£119,505 - £139,146 (inclusive of Choices payment of £5,727 pa)

We don’t just talk about integration in Bexley; we live and breathe it. Apply for this job

London Borough of Bexley

Director of Corporate Services

£103,200 plus excellent pension scheme

We are a forward-looking organisation that genuinely wants to live our new values of People, Pride, Performance and Progress. Apply for this job

St Leger Homes