Title

BUSINESS

Councils launch legal challenge

By Dan Peters | 15 July 2016

Two councils have launched an appeal to the highest court in the land to prevent developers ‘ridi...

FINANCE

Whitehall policies 'choke' housebuilding plans

By Sam Clayden | 15 July 2016

Whitehall’s ‘inconsistent’ housing policies have ‘choked’ local authority revenue streams and kil...

FINANCE

Call for new social care settlement

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 July 2016

Campaigners have called on Jeremy Hunt to make the case for a ‘new settlement for health and soci...

WHITEHALL

New DCLG secretary outlines priorities

By Sam Clayden | 14 July 2016

New communities secretary Sajid Javid has outlined devolution and boosting home ownership as his ...

WHITEHALL

Council chiefs offer new PM support

By Heather Jameson | 14 July 2016

Local authorities want to work with the new government ‘to ensure the state is more effective and...

WHITEHALL

Healey: Double housing investment to avoid post-Brexit slump

By Sam Clayden | 14 July 2016

The former shadow housing secretary has called on Whitehall to double investment and freeze its l...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Morgan's education review 'business as usual'

By Sam Clayden | 13 July 2016

A new government consultation into the role of councils in education and child safeguarding has b...

WHITEHALL

Capital rates pilot a 'big risk' to sector

By Dan Peters | 13 July 2016

London Councils is pushing ahead with plans for the capital to retain all of its income from busi...

FINANCE

Fear for councils over business rates appeals

By Dan Peters | 13 July 2016

The risk of losing business rates appeals needs to be held at a national level, a senior local go...

WHITEHALL

'Change attitude to risk,' says CIPFA

By Tom Bridge | 13 July 2016

It would be ‘unacceptable’ if local government shied away from taking risks on commercial activit...

frederica-diamanta

Director of People

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Director of Strategy and Transformation

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Highway Design and Construction Manager

Grade N, scp50 £62,443 to scp53 £65,663 per annum, plus essential car user allowance

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Bolton Council

frederica-diamanta

Director of People

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Director of Strategy and Transformation

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Highway Design and Construction Manager

Grade N, scp50 £62,443 to scp53 £65,663 per annum, plus essential car user allowance

We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. Apply for this job

Bolton Council