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Government appoints SEND commissioner at Birmingham

By Martin Ford | 20 October 2021

A former council chief executive has been appointed to oversee improvements to Birmingham City Co...

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Fast work

20 October 2021

Diary’s antennae are always sensitive to the latest trendy civil service word.

CLIMATE CHANGE

Call for ground-up approach to carbon reduction

By Martin Ford | 19 October 2021

The Government must ‘match the ambition of communities’ on reducing carbon emissions, a think-tan...

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Pension funds urged to help achieve green economy switch

By Chris Mahony | 19 October 2021

Parliamentarians have urged local government pension funds to play an active role in achieving a ...

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EXCLUSIVE: Questions over taskforce purpose

By Dan Peters | 19 October 2021

Local government associations have called for ministers to define the purpose of a new taskforce ...

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EXCLUSIVE: Gove to be quizzed on councillor security

By Chris Mahony | 19 October 2021

MPs are to question local government secretary Michael Gove on the security of councillors follow...

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Sunak warned of greater future costs without public service investment

By Chris Mahony | 19 October 2021

Chancellor Rishi Sunak must swiftly invest in public services hit hardest by the pandemic or face...

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Pressure rises on Gove to build social housing

By Dan Peters | 19 October 2021

Pressure was this week mounting on new housing secretary Michael Gove to ramp up the building of ...

HEALTH

Think-tank in call for wellbeing budgets

By Chris Mahony | 18 October 2021

The Government should introduce ‘wellbeing budgets’ that look beyond gross domestic product (GDP)...

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EXCLUSIVE: Councils brace themselves for local government exit pay cap

By Dan Peters | 12 October 2021

Councils are bracing themselves for the return of exit pay cap proposals as Whitehall officials d...

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frederica-diamanta

Senior Building Control Surveyor

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We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Building Control Surveyor to join us! Apply for this job

The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead

Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland

£173,854 per annum (under review)

Premium jobYou will be instrumental in ensuring that public confidence in the office can be maintained and enhanced Apply for this job

The Executive Office

Chief Planning Officer

£87,720 per annum

For us our Chief Planning Officer is the champion of what Swindon could be. Apply for this job

Swindon Borough Council