WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: 100% business rates retention could be back on agenda

By Dan Peters | 07 January 2020

Full retention of business rates could shoot back up the agenda as part of a long-awaited Governm...

FINANCE

Family Hubs – a manifesto promise that could be the future of public services

06 January 2020

For Family Hubs to work they will need two things – freedom and funding – and they need to be all...

SOCIAL CARE

'Ambitious programme of domestic reform' promised in Queen's Speech

By Dan Peters | 19 December 2019

The second Queen’s Speech in almost as many months has promised an ‘ambitious programme of domest...

FINANCE

Council loses legal challenge to ombudsman

By Dan Peters | 19 December 2019

A legal challenge to a critical report by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has been...

WHITEHALL

Call for Johnson to 'urgently fix' homelessness policy

By Dan Peters | 18 December 2019

The number of people who were newly-assessed as homeless or at risk of becoming homeless between ...

FINANCE

Whitehall schtum as Gwynne calls for provisional settlement

By Dan Peters | 17 December 2019

Shadow local government secretary Andrew Gwynne has called on ministers to publish the provisiona...

WHITEHALL

This will be a different Conservative Government

By Paul Dossett | 13 December 2019

Head of local government at Grant Thornton UK, Paul Dossett, says the fact that the Conservative ...

WHITEHALL

Devolution revolution expected after Johnson wins

By Dan Peters | 13 December 2019

Local government was this morning expecting a devolution revolution after Prime Minister Boris Jo...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

The importance of an early start

By Rachel Dickinson | 11 December 2019

With concerns of underfunding remaining in the childcare sector, the Association of Directors of ...

COUNCILLORS

Council leader resigns after being 'kept in the dark'

By Paul Marinko | 10 December 2019

Torridge DC has elected a new leader after a stinging resignation statement from its outgoing top...

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frederica-diamanta

Housing Assurance Service Manager

£55,675 - £56,649

We’re building a brand-new assurance team in our Homes & Neighbourhoods service Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Director of Planning and Economy

£104,464 (plus generous pension and benefits)

Southend-on-Sea is one of the UK’s newest cities, and this is a fascinating time to join us as we shape our future. Apply for this job

Southend-on-Sea City Council

Team Manager & Senior Lawyer - Commercial & Contracts

£55,997- £63,189 per annum

Warwickshire Legal Services is growing. Apply for this job

Warwickshire County Council