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POLITICS

Reform councils try to get ahead of DOGE reviews

By Joe Lepper | 12 June 2025

Two Reform-led councils have started their own DOGE-style efficiency reviews ahead of a visit fro...

SPENDING REVIEW

Spending Review: Reeves back fair pay agreement

By William Eichler | 11 June 2025

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has backed a fair pay agreement for social care workers in the Spending ...

SPENDING REVIEW

Spending Review: Green Book reforms revealed

By Dan Peters | 11 June 2025

The Treasury has announced reforms to guidance that provides a framework for how public sector or...

REORGANISATION

Reorganisation savings warning

By Dan Peters | 10 June 2025

The most senior district councillor in the country has warned it could take up to a decade before...

REORGANISATION

Push for Havering to join Essex in reorganisation

By Paul Marinko | 10 June 2025

Havering LBC has dismissed a parliamentary push for the London borough to split from the capital ...

REORGANISATION

Crawley pauses on West Sussex reorganisation

By Dan Peters | 10 June 2025

West Sussex’s Crawley BC will wait for ministers to decide on Surrey’s reorganisation proposals b...

PLANNING

Labour planning bill rebellion crushed

By Martin Ford | 10 June 2025

The Government has quashed an attempted rebellion among its own MPs over the Planning and Regener...

POLITICS

Yusuf returns to Reform to lead DOGE team

By William Eichler | 09 June 2025

Reform UK’s Zia Yusuf will return to the party to run its team tasked with scrutinising council f...

FINANCE

Head of Reform UK's DOGE-style team quits

By William Eichler | 06 June 2025

The head of Reform UK’s team tasked with scrutinising council finances has stepped down alongside...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: Ministry scraps competitive bid element for fund

By Dan Peters | 05 June 2025

The next round of the Brownfield Land Release Fund (BLRF) will not be allocated by councils biddi...

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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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