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ROTHERHAM ABUSE

'Several' councils on Whitehall watch list

By Sam Clayden | 05 July 2016

After claiming success in Tower Hamlets and Rotherham, local government minister Marcus Jones has...

FINANCE

Tory leadership race: Where are candidates on local government?

By Heather Jameson | 05 July 2016

As Conservative MPs prepare to cast their votes in the first ballot in the leadership race with T...

FINANCE

Five Kent districts look at merger options

By Jamie Hailstone | 05 July 2016

Five district councils in Kent are to discuss merging into a single authority this month.

FINANCE

PAC concerned about devolution oversight

By Sam Clayden | 01 July 2016

MPs have raised fresh concerns about the oversight and implementation of devolution deals as loca...

FINANCE

How to create the winning team

By Claire Mansfield | 29 June 2016

The New Local Government Network (NLGN) has produced research on the relationship between council...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Groundbreaking work on child safeguarding

By Sue Williams | 29 June 2016

Sue Williams explains how Hertfordshire CC used support from the Government’s Innovation Fund to ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Open scrutiny on government interventions

By Dan Peters | 29 June 2016

Dan Peters examines government intervention in children’s services and asks whether greater trans...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Officers could be identified under future Ofsted rules

By Sam Clayden | 28 June 2016

Poor performing local authority chief executives and their management teams could be named and sh...

SCRUTINY

Council 'failed' to safeguard taxi passengers

By Laura Sharman | 23 June 2016

South Ribble Council had failed to make the safety of taxi passengers a priority when issuing lic...

EDUCATION

Locking out council expertise from schools?

By John O’Brien | 21 June 2016

John O'Brien says local government must ensure improvement in education, no matter who is respons...

frederica-diamanta

Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

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Royal Borough of Greenwich

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

Grade 12 £67,236 – £71,223 plus £3000pa Statutory Officer Allowance

Premium jobWe are looking for an accomplished and proactive leader for our vacant post of Head of Democratic Services & Elections Apply for this job

Harborough District Council

Deputy Team Manager

£50,574 - £53,607

Strength in people. Strength in communities. Strength in diversity. Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Chief Executive

Up to £177,821 per annum

At City of York Council, we are proud of our strong civic identity, heritage, and ambition. Apply for this job

City of York Council