Policy

By Paul Marinko | 15 May 2025

Whitehall is right to be keen to strengthen scrutiny as powers for regional mayors expand, writes...

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE

EXCLUSIVE: Push for local PACs slows amid Whitehall scepticism

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters and Martin Ford | 15 May 2025

Support for establishing local versions of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) across England is ...

Blueprint document sparks sector concern

By Lee Peart | 15 May 2025

A blueprint document detailing changes to Integrated Care Board (ICB) functions has sparked conce...

FINANCE

Call for pensions to provide housing boost

By Emily Twinch | 14 May 2025

The £392bn invested in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) could be used to plough necessa...

POLICY

Call for £100m homelessness cash injection

By Emily Twinch | 13 May 2025

The Government should plough £100m into preventing homelessness over a decade as part of a wide-r...

POLITICS

Think-tank calls for return of Brown's Total Place

By Emily Twinch | 09 May 2025

An initiative from Gordon Brown’s premiership to integrate local public services’ budgets should ...

POLITICS

Reform UK 'faces serious challenges'

By Emily Twinch | 06 May 2025

Experts have warned Reform UK faces serious challenges after winning the two latest mayoral posit...

POLITICS

Warning over increased number of NOC councils

By Emily Twinch | 06 May 2025

A law firm has warned of the implications for the sector after the number of councils with no ove...

ELECTIONS

Mayors elected with lowest ever vote share

By Emily Twinch | 06 May 2025

A change in the voting system to first-past-the-post for mayors meant they were voted in with the...

SKILLS

Skills England 'needs time to prove itself'

By Emily Twinch | 06 May 2025

The agency created by the Government to boost post-16 skills in England needs at least a year to ...

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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