Title
PLANNING
Keep it communal
By Cllr Barry Wood | 15 August 2023
Former levelling up secretary Greg Clark is wrong to advocate shifting planning from district to ...
FINANCE
Building a post-merger Bucks
By Clive Jones | 11 July 2023
Clive Jones describes how merging five councils into one unitary authority led to a streamlined r...
FINANCE
A week in the life of a section 151 officer
By Tracie Langley | 04 July 2023
Tracie Langley has had a technically challenging and fulfilling week, 'but I am feeling the full ...
REORGANISATION
Placemaking budgets should combine capital pots with revenue, says report
By Ann McGauran | 04 July 2023
Ministers should combine revenue and capital pots into a single placemaking budget to fund neighb...
ELECTIONS
The size conspiracy
By Colin Copus | 20 June 2023
The journey towards implementing the recommendations in the Redcliffe-Maud report is based on the...
WHITEHALL
Clark: Time to simplify local government
By Heather Jameson | 14 June 2023
The time has come for local government reorganisation and for councils to be given more power, fo...
WHITEHALL
Unfinished business
By Heather Jameson | 13 June 2023
Greg Clark has been local government secretary twice. He speaks to Heather Jameson about the need...
DEVOLUTION
Manchester 'frustrated' at pace of devolution
By Martin Ford | 08 June 2023
Manchester’s leader has said there is ‘a long way to go’ to meet the city’s devolution ambitions.
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Districts hit back at compulsory unitarisation call
By Martin Ford | 11 May 2023
District councils have defended their role in revitalising local economies after a think-tank adv...
REORGANISATION
BCP is a different ball game
By Heather Jameson | 10 May 2023
Chief executive of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council Graham Farrant likes a challenge a...
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Director of People Services
£106,305 - £116,305
This pivotal leadership role will drive the development and delivery of our People Strategy Apply for this job
Service Manager – Quality Assurance & Practice Development
£54,994 - £62,777 per annum
Lead excellence in social work practice and help shape continuous improvement across Children’s Services. Apply for this job
Chief Executive
c.£235,000
In April 2027, West Surrey Council will become one of England's largest new unitary authorities Apply for this job
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