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POLICY AND POLITICS
Dear secretary of state - part 1
By Dr Simon Kaye | 30 September 2025
Secretary of state for housing, communities and local government, Steve Reed, has a lot on his pl...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Government axes cohesion fund
By Dan Peters | 30 September 2025
The Government has insisted it is ‘absolutely committed to bridging the divides between our commu...
LABOUR
Labour conference: Growth could be derailed by Reform, warns Brabin
By Heather Jameson | 30 September 2025
West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin has warned Labour councillors that growth plans could be ‘derai...
REORGANISATION
Four competing LGR proposals for Essex
By Paul Marinko | 29 September 2025
Councils in Essex have submitted four competing bids for local government reorganisation, ranging...
PENSIONS
Labour conference: Reed puts councillors back into LGPS
By Heather Jameson | 28 September 2025
Councillors in England will be allowed back into the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), comm...
HOUSING
Labour conference: Reed reveals 12 new town sites
By Heather Jameson | 28 September 2025
Housing secretary Steve Reed has revealed the location of 12 new towns as part of his pledge to ‘...
REORGANISATION
Portsmouth formally requests reorganisation exemption
By Dan Peters | 26 September 2025
Portsmouth City Council has formally requested to be excluded from the local government reorganis...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Districts rebel against single East Sussex unitary submission
By Dan Peters | 26 September 2025
Two East Sussex districts have rebelled to unanimously call for a single council covering the ent...
LABOUR PARTY
Labour looks local
By Cllr Bev Craig | 26 September 2025
As Labour delegates prepare to head to the party conference in Liverpool, Cllr Bev Craig outlines...
POLICY AND POLITICS
After the reshuffle: ensuring the LGA's voice continues to be heard
By Louise Gittins | 23 September 2025
The LGA is engaging with the new ministerial team and with parliament to help shape reforms aroun...
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£71,202 - £77,495 per annum
Premium jobWe are seeking an ambitious and strategic leader to join our senior management team as Assistant Director for Estate Strategy & Development. Apply for this job
Strategic Head of Finance and S151 Officer
Package up to £109,592
As the Section 151 Officer, you will play a key role in supporting the Council through its wider journey.. Apply for this job
Building Control Manager
£57,457 - £58,462
The Building Control environment is rapidly changing and evolving in a post Grenfell World. Apply for this job
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