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WHITEHALL
Lyons urges councils to tackle housing crisis
By Jamie Hailstone | 02 August 2016
A former chair of the Audit Commission has urged local authorities to take centre stage in tackli...
FINANCE
Minister vows to 'revitalise Scottish local government'
By Tom Bridge | 02 August 2016
New Scottish local government minister Kevin Stewart has pledged to build on devolution of powers...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Holyrood to carry on with named person programme
By Jamie Hailstone | 29 July 2016
Scottish ministers have vowed to carry on with their controversial plans to appoint a named perso...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
COSLA backs named person policy
By Sam Clayden | 09 June 2016
Council leaders have welcomed the controversial named person initiative after the Scottish Govern...
BUSINESS
Executives' big bonuses give ALEOs bad reputation
By Mark Whitehead | 02 June 2016
Arm’s-length bodies created by councils in Scotland have been warned over the size of salaries an...
HUMOUR
Call of the wild
25 May 2016
As Dr Doolittle should have asked, has local government ever bored a wild boar, chatted to a croc...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Hopkins to head new council company
25 May 2016
Sunderland City Council has appointed Alex Hopkins as chief executive of a new company being esta...
PLANNING
Queen's Speech 2016: MPs to reassert power over peers
By Dan Peters | 18 May 2016
The power of MPs in the House of Commons could be strengthened under plans announced in today’s Q...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Meeting will report on Edinburgh's PPP schools 'building scandal'
By Dan Peters | 11 May 2016
An urgent update report on Edinburgh City Council’s public private partnership (PPP) school build...
FINANCE
Payments to supervise elections rapped
By Jamie Hailstone | 04 May 2016
Scottish chief executives have admitted the current system of payments for overseeing elections i...
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- Future Forum Midlands: Two councils using agentic AI for citizen contact
- Future Forum Midlands: Civil servants dismiss timetable speculation for LGR review
- EXCLUSIVE: Burnham wish for new settlement with sector
- Behind the scenes of this week's reorganisation debacle
- West Surrey Council set to announce chief executive
Chief Executive
£205,749 to £224,986
Premium jobNorth Yorkshire Council is seeking an exceptional leader to become our next Chief Executive. Apply for this job
Chief Executive
£competitive
We are looking for an exceptional senior leader with a strong record of leading change Apply for this job
Assistant Director Finance & Governance and Deputy Section 151 Officer
up to £121,526 + a monthly car allowance of £200 per month + fringe allowance of £753 per annum
You will lead a broad and influential portfolio including finance, revenues and benefits, procurement, audit, risk, insurance and corporate fraud. Apply for this job
- Future Forum Midlands: Two councils using agentic AI for citizen contact
- Future Forum Midlands: Civil servants dismiss timetable speculation for LGR review
- EXCLUSIVE: Burnham wish for new settlement with sector
- Behind the scenes of this week's reorganisation debacle
- West Surrey Council set to announce chief executive
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