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'Essential' gagging clauses defended by council chiefs

By MJ Correspondent | 09 January 2014

Chief executives have defended so-called gagging clauses in compromise agreements after a Labour ...

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The year ahead for local government

By Heather Jameson | 08 January 2014

Forget the mince pies and all the Christmas trimmings, The MJ looks at what’s in store for local ...

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Keep your nerve, minister

By Melvyn Caplan | 08 January 2014

We know there is no money, so Whitehall must deliver radical reform deals and more widely promote...

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Voter ID by 2019 - urges Electoral Commission

By Jonathan Werran | 08 January 2014

Voters should show proof of identification at polling stations after the 2015 general election, t...

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Pickles urged to allow naming and shaming of business rate debtors

By Jamie Hailstone | 07 January 2014

The leader of South Tyneside MBC wants local authorities to be allowed to name and shame companie...

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Lewis defends 'light touch' standards regime

By Jonathan Werran | 07 January 2014

Ministers have again defended the new ‘light touch’ standards regime covering councillor behaviour.

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Care bosses welcome new Government rules

By Jamie Hailstone | 07 January 2014

Care bosses have hailed new government rules as a ‘step forward to a safer future’ for children i...

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Council to explore delivering national services locally

By MJ Correspondent | 07 January 2014

A council leader plans to lay down a ‘positive challenge’ to government at a meeting to discuss t...

WHITEHALL

Cracking the code to central government relations

By John Stewart | 07 January 2014

Change in the culture, institutions and processes of public adminstration at national level are e...

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Inside View: The prospects for Whitehall reform

By Jonathan Werran | 07 January 2014

As mandarins return to their desks at the start of the New Year, what are the prospects for White...

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frederica-diamanta

Senior Lawyer Planning and Highways - WMF2312e

£56,883 - £59,198

To be a success in our Legal Team you will have experience as a Planning and Highways Lawyer Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Developer

£50793 - £59756 per annum

Interviews will be held W/C 27th October 2025.*Experience the best of both worlds with our flexible hybrid working arrangements. Enjoy the freedom to Apply for this job

Essex County Council

Head of Housing and Communities / Pennaeth Tai a Chymunedau

£99,947 - £102,952

At Denbighshire County Council, we’re proud of what we’ve achieved—and even more excited about what’s ahead. Apply for this job

Denbighshire County Council