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WHITEHALL
Treasury criticised for 'attack' on council sovereignty
By Dan Peters | 12 May 2020
A Treasury crackdown on local authorities using cheap finance to buy commercial property for rent...
BUSINESS
Warning over coronavirus and commercial investment cocktail
By Dan Peters | 11 May 2020
Worried finance chiefs have warned some councils that invested in commercial property have been p...
WHITEHALL
Shielding improvements on agenda for LGA and Whitehall
By Dan Peters | 11 May 2020
The Local Government Association is working with Whitehall to improve the support system for the ...
WHITEHALL
MPs tell department to 'get a grip' on SEND
By Dan Peters | 05 May 2020
The Department for Education (DfE) does not have a grip on mounting pressure in the special educa...
WHITEHALL
MHCLG to step up direct engagement with councils
By Dan Peters | 16 March 2020
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is to step up its direct engage...
WHITEHALL
SEND system 'not working as well as it should' - top civil servant
By Naomi Larsson | 09 March 2020
The reformed system for supporting children with special and educational needs and disabilities (...
BUSINESS
Hillier calls for freedom of information extension
By Michael Burton | 02 March 2020
House of Commons Public Accounts Committee chair Meg Hillier has called for the Freedom of Inform...
FINANCE
Delayed audit council names kept under wraps
By Dan Peters | 14 November 2019
The 150 councils where auditors were unable to issue an opinion by the end of September are expec...
WHITEHALL
£5.2bn and counting
By Dan Peters | 22 August 2019
The Local Government Association (LGA) will argue the sector faces a £5.2bn funding gap in 2020/2...
DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES
Learning lessons from LEPs
By Aileen Murphie | 14 August 2019
Aileen Murphie examines the role, progress and development of local enterprise partnerships from ...
Programme Director (LGR Transition)
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- Council workers offered 3.3% pay rise in 'full and final' deal
- Tackling Incivility: A leadership priority for local government
- Essex threatens legal action over reorganisation
- Final reorganisation decisions for four priority areas announced
- Bringing skills from the private sector into a council isn't simply a career shift
Programme Director (LGR Transition)
£121k – £134k (fixed term 2 years with option to extend)
Hertfordshire is embarking on one of the most significant transformations in its public services for a generation. Apply for this job
Assistant Director People Commissioning
£99,433 to £112,411
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
Strategic Director Environment
£159,862 to £167,495
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
- Council workers offered 3.3% pay rise in 'full and final' deal
- Tackling Incivility: A leadership priority for local government
- Essex threatens legal action over reorganisation
- Final reorganisation decisions for four priority areas announced
- Bringing skills from the private sector into a council isn't simply a career shift
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