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MANAGEMENT

How do you close down a council?

30 July 2019

Two new unitaries – Dorset Council and BCP Council – came into being on 1 April this year. Mike H...

TRANSFORMATION

Final reflections

By Allen Graham | 24 July 2019

The MJ columnist Allen Graham has stood down as chief executive of Rushcliffe BC. He says the sec...

WHITEHALL

Brokenshire in unitary unanimity move

By Paul Marinko | 23 July 2019

Future unitary bids will only be considered if they are ‘coalescing around a single option,’ the ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Unitaries are the best way to strengthen local government's economic role, says Lord Kerslake

By Ann McGauran | 25 June 2019

The former head of the civil service Lord Bob Kerslake has come down firmly in favour of unitarie...

FINANCE

United view?

By Ann McGauran | 12 June 2019

Chair of the LGA Lord Porter says the smaller unitaries have ‘probably a larger number of council...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Call for leader to quit after 'repeated failures'

By Dan Peters | 05 June 2019

Shadow local government secretary Andrew Gwynne has called for Northamptonshire CC leader, Matt G...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

The biggest challenge in local government

By Heather Jameson | 22 May 2019

Last week, James Brokenshire announced the reorganisation of Northamptonshire CC – a year later t...

FINANCE

'Diminishing' chief role to be axed

By Dan Peters | 16 May 2019

Aylesbury Vale DC (AVDC) will make the chief executive role redundant eight months before the cou...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Delay to Northamptonshire reorganisation welcomed

By Dan Peters | 14 May 2019

Council leaders have welcomed the year-long delay to plans to create two new unitaries in Northam...

DEVOLUTION

The true threat emerges

08 May 2019

In rural shire England, away from the big cities, an endangered and threatened species exists.

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frederica-diamanta

Greenspaces and Projects Manager

Up to £54k

It's a fantastic opportunity to take on a varied management role. Apply for this job

Dacorum Borough Council

Head of Neighbourhood Services

Up to £83k (inc. market supplement)

It's a role that will suit someone with the right level of professional knowledge, acquired through study or career experience. Apply for this job

Dacorum Borough Council

Head of Service - Assessment & Intervention

£62,474 - £73,056 plus a Market Rate Supplement

Join a creative, forward-thinking senior leadership team within Children and Families at Kirklees Council. Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council