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FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: Nightmare before Christmas?

By Dan Peters | 23 October 2023

The provisional local government finance settlement will be published just before Christmas, coun...

WHITEHALL

Welsh councils to wait for tourism tax

By Dan Peters | 23 October 2023

Tourism taxes will not be in place in Wales until 2027, the Welsh Government has estimated.

WHITEHALL

Child abuse inquiry chair criticises Government response

By Mark Conrad | 23 October 2023

The chair of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) has branded ministers’ respo...

WHITEHALL

'Victory for common sense' hailed on waste

By Mark Conrad | 23 October 2023

Councils have claimed a ‘victory for common sense’ after ministers watered down plans to standard...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Greens push for divestment

By Dan Peters | 20 October 2023

There will be a greater push for divestment in the local government pension scheme (LGPS) after t...

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 ...

COUNCIL TAX

'Anger' over Scottish council tax freeze

By Martin Ford | 18 October 2023

Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf’s announcement of a blanket freeze on council tax next year ...

POLICY AND POLITICS

4 wheel drive woman on... party conferences

17 October 2023

Good lord, are all those political party conferences over? I can’t bear windbags wittering on abo...

SOLACE

Chiefs' professional development framework launched

By Ann McGauran | 17 October 2023

The first version of a professional development framework to keep local government chief executiv...

DEVOLUTION

Devolution debates dominate

By Zoë Billingham | 17 October 2023

At the Labour conference, devolution was a major theme of Keir Starmer’s speech. It was reassurin...

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Service Director – Skills and Regeneration

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Kirklees is a district of ambition, compassion, and opportunity. Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Service Director – Commissioning, Quality and Health Partnerships (Children’s)

up to £114,023

Kirklees is a district of ambition, compassion, and opportunity. Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Senior Lawyer (Regeneration)

£55,181 - £58,269 / year

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Torbay Council

frederica-diamanta

Service Director – Skills and Regeneration

up to £114,023

Kirklees is a district of ambition, compassion, and opportunity. Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Service Director – Commissioning, Quality and Health Partnerships (Children’s)

up to £114,023

Kirklees is a district of ambition, compassion, and opportunity. Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Senior Lawyer (Regeneration)

£55,181 - £58,269 / year

No two days in Torbay are ever the same! Apply for this job

Torbay Council