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EXCLUSIVE: MHCLG tells councils not to use public funds to win unitary argument
WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: MHCLG tells councils not to use public funds to win unitary argument

By Dan Peters | 12 August 2025

Senior Whitehall mandarins have reminded councils not to use public funds to persuade residents to back their favoured reorganisation proposal.

LEGAL

Council tight-lipped over monitoring officer departure

By Dan Peters | 12 August 2025

Hertfordshire’s Three Rivers DC has declined to comment on whether it paid a financial settlement...

EMERGENCY PLANNING

All of England's LRFs to take part in pandemic exercise

By Martin Ford | 11 August 2025

All of England’s Local Resilience Forums (LRFs) will take part in a simulation exercise designed ...

POLITICS

Homelessness minister quits to avoid becoming 'distraction'

By Dan Peters | 08 August 2025

Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali has quit the Government following allegations she evicted ten...

ENVIRONMENT

Not zero: Core cities admit they will fail to hit ambitious climate targets

By Dan Peters | 07 August 2025

Core cities have called for billions of pounds of investment to transition to net zero after admi...

MINISTRY OF HOUSING, COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

EXCLUSIVE: MHCLG creates cohesion taskforce

By Dan Peters | 06 August 2025

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has created a taskforce to unde...

POLICY

Call for tourism tax to help reverse austerity

By Izzy Lepone | 06 August 2025

The introduction of a tourist tax would help reverse austerity’s ‘heavy toll’ on councils, the Au...

REORGANISATION

Rutland leader survives no confidence vote amid reorganisation row

By Joe Lepper | 06 August 2025

The leader of Rutland CC has survived a no confidence vote amid concerns over the local authority...

REORGANISATION

Boston backs two unitary plan

By Joe Lepper | 04 August 2025

A third Lincolnshire council has called for the county to be split into two unitaries under reorg...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Fire and rehire advice behind director's suspension

By Dan Peters | 01 August 2025

A dispute over a controversial fire and rehire tactic is at the centre of the suspension of a Wor...

SCRUTINY

'Blindsided' councillors back scrutiny improvements

By Joe Lepper | 01 August 2025

Councillors have backed measures to improve Cardiff Capital Region’s scrutiny process, including ...

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Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

Grade 12 £67,236 – £71,223 plus £3000pa Statutory Officer Allowance

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Harborough District Council

Senior Lawyer - Corporate and Governance - WMF2201e

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A great opportunity has arisen in our head office in the beautiful market town of Kendal in Cumbria Apply for this job

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Senior Digital Design Officer - WMF2193e

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We’re excited to announce a range of new opportunities across all areas of our Digital Innovation Team. Apply for this job

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