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SEND

SEND bailout at risk as councils await crucial guidance

By Martin Ford | 16 April 2026

Councils are facing a race against time to unlock essential central government funding for SEND (...

SEND

Sector needs clarity and funding to plan for SEND reform

By Paul Marinko | 16 April 2026

The Government can ill afford to allow their SEND reforms to fail, says Paul Marinko. 'There must...

FUNDING

When councils get desperate, they start being cultural liquidators

By Ben Page | 13 April 2026

When a council sells off art for ‘small change', it sends a signal to the public that the state i...

LOCAL COUNCILS NETWORK

New name, same game

By Cllr Richard Wright | 09 April 2026

Chair of the newly-branded LCN, Richard Wright, talks to Paul Marinko about the network’s aims, w...

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

A North Star guiding tough decision making

By Cllr Caroline Woodley | 02 April 2026

By embedding an anti-racist and anti-discriminatory mindset into commissioning, procurement, and ...

PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM

Peering into the future of Total Place

By Ann McGauran | 24 March 2026

National policymakers and local system leaders gathered at a convention to look at how place-base...

FINANCE

Counting the cost of rectifying exceptional financial support to councils

By David Blackman | 19 March 2026

The scale of the problems exceptional financial support is intended to tackle highlights the need...

PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM

Government announces five pooled budgets pilots

By Ann McGauran | 17 March 2026

The Government has today announced details of pilots to test pooled budgets in five areas, ahead ...

SEND

Croydon pledge after SEND overspend

By Joe Lepper | 16 March 2026

Croydon LBC has pledged to tackle a raft of problems highlighted in a review into its £16.7m over...

SIGOMA

OBR warns pressures on council finances remain

By Sir Stephen Houghton | 13 March 2026

While the Local Government Finance Settlement represents a welcome step towards fixing local auth...

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North Yorkshire Council

Development Management Team Manager

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North Yorkshire Council

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£51,356 - £55,539 per annum

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frederica-diamanta

Development Management Team Manager

£51,356 - £55,539

Lead one of the largest planning services in the country! Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

Development Management Team Manager

£51,356 - £55,539

Lead one of the largest planning services in the country! Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

Home to School Transport Manager

£51,356 - £55,539 per annum

North Yorkshire is England’s largest county, covering over 3000 square miles. Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

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