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FINANCE
A bumpy ride for the sector
By Heather Jameson | 13 December 2016
From Bowie to Brexit and bed-blocking, 2016 has been a rollercoaster year. Heather Jameson skips ...
WHITEHALL
DCs pitched into responding to county unitary bids
By Dan Peters | 13 December 2016
District councils have been pushed into responding to a wave of county unitary bids as communitie...
FINANCE
Javid intervention expected after fresh unitary bid
By Dan Peters | 06 December 2016
Communities secretary Sajid Javid plans to wade into the local government reorganisation row in B...
BUSINESS
Dorset residents back reorganisation
By William Eichler | 06 December 2016
Residents in Dorset have given their ‘clear backing’ to changing local government structures with...
WHITEHALL
We want a unitary call is too simple
By Chris Sinnott | 05 December 2016
Chorley BC’s director of policy and governance, Chris Sinnott, on why his council’s latest reorga...
FINANCE
Future Forum North: 'Devolution deals may not be for whole country'
By Dan Peters | 03 December 2016
Local Government Association chief executive Mark Lloyd has publicly accepted for the first time ...
WHITEHALL
Chorley calls for fresh look at unitaries
By Dan Peters | 30 November 2016
Chorley BC has made a renewed call for ‘radical changes to the structures of local government’ in...
REORGANISATION
'Break away' if CA plans are dropped
By Jamie Hailstone | 29 November 2016
Basingstoke & Deane BC’s leader has suggested his authority might break away and become a unitary...
FINANCE
No pressure on mergers, insists minister Drakeford
By Dan Peters | 29 November 2016
Welsh minister Mark Drakeford has admitted he faces competition from his colleagues to push throu...
PEOPLE
Local government 'stalwart' to retire
By Jamie Hailstone | 29 November 2016
The leader of the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) has announced he will retire at the e...
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Executive Director Children and Education (DCS)
£161,239 - £177,363 plus benefits (with flexibility for an exceptional appointment, up to £190,000)
Build the future. Shape lives. Lead change. Apply for this job
Assistant Director of Technology and Innovation
£115k,, expected to work flexibly with some opportunities for homeworking
We are looking for a strategic leader who can harness the power of technology, data, artificial intelligence and innovation Apply for this job
Service Manager - Corporate Governance Services (Deputy Monitoring Officer)
£47,738 - £51,928
Premium jobThis is an exciting time to join our Governance and Corporate Services function. Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs push for councils to be viewed equally as Government seeks to rewire the state
- Local government reorganisation review nears completion
- Rayner expected to send in commissioners to Bedford BC
- Local Outcomes Framework: Why councils need fairer performance measures
- Cheshire East faces 'significant' finance risk
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