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POLITICS
Starmer 'acutely aware' of SEND risk
By Dan Peters | 23 December 2024
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is ‘acutely aware’ that demand and market failure across special educ...
POLITICS
Tories set five test for restructuring
By Paul Marinko | 23 December 2024
The Conservatives have set five tests for local government restructure as they hit back at Labour...
FINANCE
GLA developer stuggles with £300m debt
By Martin Ford | 20 December 2024
Auditors have warned a developer owned by the Greater London Authority (GLA) may require a rescue...
PEOPLE
Mansfield names next chief executive
By Martin Ford | 20 December 2024
James Biddlestone has been confirmed as Mansfield DC’s new chief executive.
LEGAL
Deal reached after mayor launched legal case against own council
By Dan Peters | 20 December 2024
Newham LBC has struck a deal with its directly-elected executive mayor Rokhsana Fiaz after reachi...
POLITICS
Councils could get powers to suspend members
By Dan Peters | 19 December 2024
Councils could get powers to suspend councillors found to have breached their code of conduct und...
REORGANISATION
CCN backs reorganisation
By Dan Peters | 19 December 2024
The chair of the County Councils’ Network (CCN), Tim Oliver, has backed radical Government plans ...
DEVOLUTION
Christmas cull
By By Heather Jameson | 19 December 2024
More than 100 councils could be abolished by 2027 in radical plans detailed by the Government thi...
FINANCE
EXCLUSIVE: Public back council funding hike
By Martin Ford | 19 December 2024
Two out of three people back calls to increase local government funding, a survey has found.
POLITICS
Pennycook: Compulsory purchase to be made 'faster and more efficient'
By Dan Peters | 19 December 2024
Councils will be ‘empowered to buy cheaper land’ through the use of compulsory purchase orders un...
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Assistant Director of Legal and Governance (Deputy Monitoring Officer)
£91,639 to £99,427
We are seeking someone with a strong grounding in local government law and governance, or experience gained in a similar environment. Apply for this job
Head of Skills and Opportunity
£80,737 - £89,465
You will be at the heart of a rapidly changing education, employment and skills landscape. Apply for this job
Director of Planning and Building Control
up to £140,000
Our new director will play a key role at the heart of the Council’s ambitious agenda for place‐based growth and regeneration. Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Outgoing Solace president issues rewiring the state warning
- Chiefs weigh up career costs of LGR pause
- Local government: Time for tougher standards to deal with abuse and bullying
- Local government pandemic planning criticised by Covid Inquiry
- Solace standards report highlights lack of police engagement
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