Title
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: LGA split over worker bonus
By Dan Peters | 26 May 2020
A cross-party agreement that the Local Government Association (LGA) would lobby for a coronavirus...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Call to 'shore up' worst-hit local economies
By Dan Peters | 22 May 2020
The Government should ‘shore up’ the local economies worst affected by coronavirus before levelli...
LEGAL
COVID-19 and consultation – Can it be online-only?
By Laura Thornton | 22 May 2020
Does COVID-19 end consultations? The simple answer is ‘no’, according to Laura Thornton. But she ...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Ministers pile pressure on councils over business grants
By Dan Peters | 19 May 2020
Business secretary Alok Sharma has expressed concerns that some councils have paid out less than ...
BUSINESS
EXCLUSIVE: Oldham chief in PPE warning
By Dan Peters | 18 May 2020
Oldham MBC’s chief executive, Carolyn Wilkins, has warned the issue of personal protective equipm...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Zoom with a view
18 May 2020
One of the silver linings of this pandemic has been the opportunity Zoom meetings have provided t...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Lincoln and Stevenage latest to make Section 114 warning
By Dan Peters | 15 May 2020
Lincoln City Council and Stevenage BC have become the latest local authorities to warn ministers ...
FINANCE
Councils face £10bn funding 'black hole'
By Laura Sharman | 14 May 2020
Councils could be forced to cut billions from social care services due to a £10bn 'coronavirus bl...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Early intervention: adapting to a world in lockdown
By Jack Martin | 13 May 2020
The Early Intervention Foundation has carried out an intense effort to gather as much information...
COVID
Let's have the humility to learn
By Jonathan Carr-West | 13 May 2020
We need to learn from this crisis, says Dr Jonathan Carr-West – in terms of both the disease its...
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Executive Director Adult Social Care and Health (DASS)
£161,239 - £177,363 plus benefits
This is not a maintenance role. It is a transformation leadership opportunity: to bring services and cultures together. Apply for this job
Assistant Director of Legal and Governance (Deputy Monitoring Officer)
£91,639 to £99,427
We are seeking someone with a strong grounding in local government law and governance, or experience gained in a similar environment. Apply for this job
Head of Major Projects
MG 1/2 -£86,283 - £93,102 per annum
Help shape Merton’s future Apply for this job
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