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POLICY AND POLITICS

Return of the Extended Ministerial Office?

By David Godfrey | 03 June 2026

Amidst the current calls for civil service reform, David Godfrey asks if Extended Ministerial Off...

FINANCE

Government to crack down on risky council investments

By Neil Merrick | 29 May 2026

Ministers are poised to crackdown on risky council investments using new powers to patrol ‘excess...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Now is not the time for threats and top-down targets

By Heather Jameson | 28 May 2026

It is time for communities secretary Steve Reed to ditch the threats to councils and head back to...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

EXCLUSIVE: Counties to take concerns to top

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters and Joe Lepper | 28 May 2026

The County Councils Network (CCN) was this week preparing to take its concerns about local govern...

SIGOMA

Mapping the road ahead

By Chris Cooke | 26 May 2026

Mayor of Middlesbrough Chris Cooke says that at a time of political change, SIGOMA’s role as a co...

ASYLUM

Senior councillor calls for local veto on asylum placements

By Paul Marinko | 26 May 2026

Breckland DC’s leader has called for a council veto on local asylum placements as tensions grow i...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Social workers in safeguarding warning

By Joe Lepper | 22 May 2026

Home Office plans to overrule councils’ decisions on the age of unaccompanied asylum-seeking chil...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Minister says chief candidates must have 'critical skillset'

By Joe Lepper | 22 May 2026

Ministers have urged Surrey’s shadow unitary authorities to prioritise the permanent recruitment ...

STEVE REED

EXCLUSIVE: Reed 'very aware' of standards issues amid legislation wait

By Dan Peters | 21 May 2026

Local government secretary Steve Reed is aware of the issues requiring a fresh standards regime f...

STRONGER THINGS

Mission: Local economy

By Grace Pollard | 21 May 2026

Grace Pollard says speakers at next month’s Stronger Things will imagine how future local governm...

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frederica-diamanta

Transport and Major Work Manager

£54,556 to £60,085 per year Inclusive of Local Weighting Allowance of £1096

Premium jobDrive the future of transport and infrastructure in Slough Apply for this job

Slough Borough Council

Service Director - Environment

£108,164 per annum

We are looking for an energetic and resilient leader to become our next Service Director of Environment here at City of Doncaster. Apply for this job

City Of Doncaster Council

Policy & Executive Office Lead

Band I SCP 44-47 (£55,609 - £59,027 per annum)

Are you a strategic thinker with the ability to turn insight into action? Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

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