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Peers pass fire and hire exemption
LEGISLATION

Peers pass fire and hire exemption

By Heather Jameson | 22 July 2025

Councils with financial problems that are placed under government intervention may be exempt from a ban on sacking and then rehiring employees.

LOCALIS

'Community power key to pushing out populism'

By Neil Merrick | 21 July 2025

More participatory democracy and a genuine transfer of power to neighbourhoods and communities is...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: £8m Oflog 'waste'

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 17 July 2025

Ministers have been warned against imposing more expensive, top-down performance indicators after...

FINANCE

CCN: Tourist tax would raise more than £200m

By Neil Merrick | 15 July 2025

County councils in England could potentially raise more than £200m each year by levying a £2 per ...

ASYLUM

Councils fear riots repeat

By Neil Merrick | 15 July 2025

Councils fear a repeat of last summer’s riots without ‘significant government investment in commu...

FINANCE

LGA calls for EHCP scale back amid potential backlash

By Emily Twinch | 10 July 2025

Local authorities have called for the scaling back of Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) de...

REORGANISATION

Changes agreed to strengthen LGA governance

By Dan Peters | 07 July 2025

The Labour-led Local Government Association (LGA) has agreed changes to ‘strengthen governance’ t...

POLICY

Job applications rise amid four-day working week trial

By William Eichler | 04 July 2025

The number of applications for jobs rose by more than 120% since South Cambridgeshire DC started ...

INNOVATION

Experts call for slice of AI cash

By Dan Peters | 02 July 2025

Councils should get a share of the £2bn announced for artificial intelligence (AI) in the Spendin...

POLICY

Reorganisation 'damage will take years to repair'

By Martin Ford | 25 June 2025

Concerns have been voiced over the role of proposed neighbourhood area committees in newly reorga...

DEVOLUTION

Think-tank calls for Glasgow mayor

By Dan Peters | 15 June 2025

Glasgow is at risk of falling behind England’s major cities unless it receives a devolution deal ...

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Technology Lead, Northallerton

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North Yorkshire Council

Director of Environmental Health Services

£100,000-£110,000

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Chartered Institute of Environmental Health

Director of Public Health and Communities

£Competitive

At Surrey County Council, we are committed to empowering our communities Apply for this job

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