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UNIONS

Union launches funding reform campaign

By Dan Peters | 19 May 2025

Trade union Unite has launched a campaign calling for urgent reform of how councils are funded.

WHITEHALL

Time for Government to inspire confidence with policies

By Paul Marinko | 15 May 2025

Whitehall is right to be keen to strengthen scrutiny as powers for regional mayors expand, writes...

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE

EXCLUSIVE: Push for local PACs slows amid Whitehall scepticism

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters and Martin Ford | 15 May 2025

Support for establishing local versions of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) across England is ...

POLICY

Blueprint document sparks sector concern

By Lee Peart | 15 May 2025

A blueprint document detailing changes to Integrated Care Board (ICB) functions has sparked conce...

DEVOLUTION

Why the Total Place bandwagon should roll again

By Michael Burton | 15 May 2025

John Denham was Labour’s communities secretary 15 years before Angela Rayner. He tells Michael Bu...

REORGANISATION

War of words over Surrey CC reorganisation plan

By Dan Peters | 14 May 2025

Opposition Surrey CC members have argued a plan for two new unitary authorities in the county was...

FINANCE

Council plans further Exceptional Financial Support bid

By Dan Peters | 14 May 2025

Windsor & Maidenhead BC expects it will need to agree a package of Exceptional Financial Support ...

HOUSING

Right to Buy applications rise eats into social housing supply, LGA warns

By Izzy Lepone | 14 May 2025

A rise in Right to Buy (RTB) applications is putting pressure on councils attempting to deliver a...

FINANCE

Call for pensions to provide housing boost

By Emily Twinch | 14 May 2025

The £392bn invested in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) could be used to plough necessa...

PLANNING

Infrastructure delivery key in new towns programme, professor warns

By Dan Peters | 14 May 2025

Delivering infrastructure will be the key challenge for the Government’s new towns programme, a p...

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Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

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Harborough District Council

Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service

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Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority (HEYCA) represents a bold new chapter in the region’s history. Apply for this job

Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority

Finance Business Partner – Housing & HRA

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If so, we are looking to recruit a Finance Business Partner who will report to the Head of Business Partnering for this area. Apply for this job

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