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RECRUITMENT
A crucial role at a time of change
By Rebecca Rampat | 01 May 2025
McLean Public’s Rebecca Rampat and Jonathan Swain share their views on local government reorganis...
WORKFORCE
Finding the best at all ages
By John Kiernan | 01 May 2025
John Kiernan says 35 local authorities are already committed to being Age Friendly Employers, and...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Embedding good health
By Sarah Muckle | 30 April 2025
It is a decade since responsibility for the Healthy Child Programme moved to local government. Sa...
CYBER SECURITY
A grab-bag of support
By Sarah Slate | 30 April 2025
A new tool is available to strengthen local government’s collective resilience against cyber thre...
PAY
Employers' warning over wage pressures as unions consider offer
By Dan Peters | 28 April 2025
Wage pressures are contributing to the local government funding gap of £1.9bn in 2025-26, council...
REORGANISATION
Reforming and transforming
By Heather Jameson | 24 April 2025
As councils rush towards reorganisation, what are the lessons from past redesigns? Heather Jameso...
RECRUITMENT
AI is here: what do we do with it?
By Kate Wilson | 24 April 2025
Kate Wilson offers some recent experiences to assess the current value of AI in recruitment – and...
PAY
Pay offer for council employees announced
By Martin Ford | 23 April 2025
National Employers have made an offer of a 3.2% pay increase for council employees from 1 April 2...
WORKFORCE
GMB: Local government workforce cut by 600,000
By William Eichler | 22 April 2025
Local authorities across England and Wales have lost almost 600,000 members of staff since 2012, ...
RECRUITMENT
The benefits of investing in leadership
By Steve Wilson | 17 April 2025
Steve Wilson discusses the state of leadership development within the sector and highlights the n...
Director of Digital, Data and Technology
£139,000 per annum
Shape the future of a digitally enabled borough Apply for this job
Director of Adult Social Care Commissioning
£130,000 per annum
Transforming outcomes through integrated commissioning Apply for this job
Director of Adult Social Care
£145,000 per annum
Leading innovative, strengths-based social care that enables residents to live fulfilling and independent lives Apply for this job
- April 2029 vesting day for all areas as ministers recommit to reorganisation
- Exclusive: Government 'risks repeating Covid mistakes' in war preparedness
- Budget 2026: Fiscal Devolution Roadmap published and new mayors announced
- LGR cannot stagger on as a zombie policy
- Devolution and health: from why to how
Director of Digital, Data and Technology
£139,000 per annum
Shape the future of a digitally enabled borough Apply for this job
Director of Adult Social Care Commissioning
£130,000 per annum
Transforming outcomes through integrated commissioning Apply for this job
Director of Adult Social Care
£145,000 per annum
Leading innovative, strengths-based social care that enables residents to live fulfilling and independent lives Apply for this job
- April 2029 vesting day for all areas as ministers recommit to reorganisation
- Exclusive: Government 'risks repeating Covid mistakes' in war preparedness
- Budget 2026: Fiscal Devolution Roadmap published and new mayors announced
- LGR cannot stagger on as a zombie policy
- Devolution and health: from why to how
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