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ECONOMIC GROWTH

Oflog moves to expand remit

By Martin Ford | 27 October 2023

The new Office for Local Government (Oflog) watchdog has proposed to widen its scope to five new ...

FINANCE

Levelling up Bill to become law

By Martin Ford | 26 October 2023

Royal Assent is scheduled to take place later today, when the Bill will officially become an Act ...

PLANNING

Tory backbenchers pile pressure on Government

By Martin Ford | 25 October 2023

The Government has withstood pressure from its own MPs to allow councils to hold remote meetings.

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Home Office accused of misleading council over asylum plans

By Mark Conrad | 24 October 2023

The Home Office faces accusations in the High Court it misled a council over controversial plans ...

FINANCE

Listen to the local

By Sir Bob Neill | 23 October 2023

Party conferences are long on rhetoric but leave local government with more questions than answer...

PLANNING

Government blocks remote meetings

By Martin Ford | 18 October 2023

A levelling up Bill amendment that would have enabled virtual council meetings has been stripped ...

WHITEHALL

Old wine in new bottles

By Michael Burton | 18 October 2023

The names on the doors may change, but regional policy will remain a priority for the next Govern...

PLANNING

Required: some real radicalism

By Dr Simon Kaye | 17 October 2023

Dr Simon Kaye reflects on the recent round of political party conferences and argues that a coher...

ENVIRONMENT

A new trading platform for nutrient offsetting

By Phil Courtier | 16 October 2023

A number of districts in Norfolk have formed a unique partnership to address the potentially cata...

PLANNING

Giving power away: Labour needs to turn rhetoric into reality

By Ross Mudie | 16 October 2023

Labour needs to articulate a more concrete vision for how they would go further and faster on dev...

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frederica-diamanta

Programme Manager - WMF2246e

£56,883 - £59,198

The Capital Programme team is responsible for the core delivery of the Council’s c. £80-100m/year Capital Programme Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Head of Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer

£79,336 – £86,691 per annum

As Head of Law and Governance you join at a critical time. Apply for this job

Crawley Borough Council

Director of Finance and Procurement

£109,248 - £120,622

Gloucestershire County Council is seeking an exceptional, forward-thinking Director of Finance. Apply for this job

Gloucestershire County Council