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Asylum issues damaging Home Office relations with councils

By Martin Ford | 16 June 2023

The Home Office is ‘failing to work effectively with local authorities’ in clearing its asylum ba...

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Clark: Time to simplify local government

By Heather Jameson | 14 June 2023

The time has come for local government reorganisation and for councils to be given more power, fo...

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Poor pandemic planning criticised

By Mark Conrad | 13 June 2023

Public health directors have delivered a withering assessment of the Government’s Covid-19 prepar...

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Warrington prepares for £3m increase in debt interest payments

By Paul Marinko | 13 June 2023

Debt-ridden Warrington BC has admitted it will be hit by a £3m bill to refinance a £110m Governme...

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Unfinished business

By Heather Jameson | 13 June 2023

Greg Clark has been local government secretary twice. He speaks to Heather Jameson about the need...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Council funding plea ahead of LEP wind-down

By Dan Peters | 12 June 2023

Council directors have called for the Government to protect them from a financial hit as Local En...

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Call for Government to scrap Levelling Up Fund bidding

By Dan Peters | 12 June 2023

Councils have called for the remaining £1bn in the Levelling Up Fund to be ‘allocated on the basi...

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LGA distances itself from resources spokesperson's call

By Dan Peters | 12 June 2023

The Local Government Association (LGA) has distanced itself from a call by its own resources spok...

FINANCE

Long-term solution sought to drainage board pressure

By Dan Peters | 12 June 2023

Councils are seeking a ‘long-term solution’ as internal drainage boards (IDB) warn increasing ene...

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Fire up Northern Powerhouse 2.0, urges Osborne

By Paul Marinko | 12 June 2023

Former chancellor George Osborne has urged the Government to ‘fire up Northern Powerhouse 2.0’ as...

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frederica-diamanta

Talent Acquisition Lead (Manger)

Band I SCP 44-47 (£55,609 - £59,025 per annum)

Ready to shape the future of talent acquisition in local government and make a real impact? Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Principal Lawyer - Children and/or Adult Safeguarding

£51,356 - £56,494

Do you want to make a difference to local people? Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Industrial Relations and HR Policy Manager

£54,495 - £57,864

What You’ll Do This is a unique opportunity to step into a strategic role at the heart of industrial relations. As Industrial Relations & HR Polic... Apply for this job

Oxfordshire County Council