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WHITEHALL
Talks bring devolution closer for Yorkshire
By Martin Ford | 27 January 2020
Devolution came a step closer in Yorkshire this week as ministers met with leaders from across th...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Councils appeal for reorganisation to cross county lines
By Martin Ford | 27 January 2020
Lancaster City Council, South Lakeland DC and Barrow BC have cautioned against sticking to ‘arbit...
DIGITAL
Lessons for digital change from the new unitaries
By Paul Marinko | 21 January 2020
Nine months after the creation of two new unitary councils in Dorset, what have been the lessons ...
PARISH COUNCILS
Kettering to create town council
By Martin Ford | 20 January 2020
A new town council is to be created as part of local government reorganisation in Northamptonshire.
FINANCE
Northamptonshire unitaries to save £86m
By Martin Ford | 09 January 2020
Local government reorganisation in Northamptonshire will cost just over £40m, according to the ea...
FINANCE
Reorganisation in Somerset would 'cut waste and save money'
By Ann McGauran | 08 January 2020
A single, unitary authority for Somerset would deliver a predicted saving of £35-£47m, according ...
REORGANISATION
If wholesale restructuring is done it must happen in a manner fit for the 21st century
By Jan Britton | 19 December 2019
Jan Britton wonders what lies ahead for local government - and asks if the Government, ‘with it...
WHITEHALL
This will be a different Conservative Government
By Paul Dossett | 13 December 2019
Head of local government at Grant Thornton UK, Paul Dossett, says the fact that the Conservative ...
FINANCE
NILGA in pre-election powers and resources call
By Dan Peters | 05 December 2019
Northern Ireland’s Parliamentary candidates have been urged to prioritise granting greater powers...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
A bandwagon that won't stop rolling
By Colin Copus | 27 November 2019
The arguments for creating large unitary authorities have not been developed in an evidence-based...
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Engineering Team Manager (Transportation)
£53,460 - £56,732
Premium jobLead the way. Shape Calderdale’s transport future. Apply for this job
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
Lead Technical Architect
£51,356 - £55,539 per annum
Are you ready to step into a pivotal leadership role where your vision will define the future of the council’s entire technology landscape? Apply for this job
- Recruitment challenges restricting pace of Sandwell improvement, peers find
- Epping Forest ends legal fight over asylum hotel
- EXCLUSIVE: LGA reduces transparency of key meeting
- Future Forum: Reorganisation threat to transformation
- Future Forum: Councils must put 'rules and tools' in place ahead of political change
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