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REORGANISATION
Unitary blueprint published by Leicestershire
By Paul Marinko | 15 October 2019
Leicestershire CC has reiterated its support for a single unitary council to replace the county a...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Funding withheld from LEPs
By Dan Peters | 30 September 2019
Five local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) have had capacity funding withheld in 2019/20 because t...
DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES
Northamptonshire shadow elections set for May 2020
By Martin Ford | 23 September 2019
Laws paving the way for the reorganisation of local government in Northamptonshire will pass thro...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Wheatley at 50 – plus ça change?
By Bill Howat | 04 September 2019
In 1969, the Wheatley review of Scottish local government said something was seriously wrong with...
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...
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Head of Early Years and Early Help
£90,126 - £98,319
Merton is an Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ authority—yet it is our ambition, our humility, and our drive to keep learning that truly define us. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Operations
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Strategy
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
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