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POLICY AND POLITICS

Let the pleas begin

29 November 2023

Is that a whiff of desperation in the air?

FINANCE

Unions plan for January pay claim

By Dan Peters | 28 November 2023

Local government trade unions are aiming to submit their next one-year pay claim in January, The ...

FINANCE

Council reprimanded after suffering Cyber attack

By Martin Ford | 28 November 2023

Gloucester City Council has pledged lessons will be learnt following a reprimand from a data watc...

FINANCE

MPs warn services on 'knife edge'

By William Eichler | 28 November 2023

MPs have warned key services are on a ‘knife edge’ due to the poor financial health of councils i...

DEVOLUTION

McMahon returns to Labour frontbench

By Heather Jameson | 28 November 2023

Former Oldham MBC leader Jim McMahon has returned to the opposition frontbench as shadow devoluti...

FINANCE

The Autumn Statement leaves councils to solve their own problems

By Graeme McDonald | 27 November 2023

Few expected the King’s Speech and Autumn Statement to be the silver bullet that solved local gov...

FINANCE

London borough applies for capitalisation direction

By Martin Ford | 27 November 2023

Havering LBC is to apply for a capitalisation direction as it bids to avoid issuing a section 114...

WHITEHALL

Councils welcome PWLB rate extension

By Dan Peters | 27 November 2023

Councils have welcomed chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s decision to extend preferential Public Works Loan...

DEVOLUTION

Rotheram threatened over Covid restrictions

By Martin Ford | 27 November 2023

Liverpool City Region mayor Steve Rotheram was assigned 24-hour police security after he received...

WHITEHALL

Pressure for LGA peer review to be strengthened

By Dan Peters | 27 November 2023

Senior Local Government Association (LGA) figures are pushing the organisation to beef up its pee...

frederica-diamanta

Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

Grade 12 £67,236 – £71,223 plus £3000pa Statutory Officer Allowance

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Harborough District Council

Head of Transformation and Change

£71,425 - £80,216

The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority was established as a new organisation in early 2024. Apply for this job

York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority

School Improvement Advisor

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Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

frederica-diamanta

Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

Grade 12 £67,236 – £71,223 plus £3000pa Statutory Officer Allowance

Premium jobWe are looking for an accomplished and proactive leader for our vacant post of Head of Democratic Services & Elections Apply for this job

Harborough District Council

Head of Transformation and Change

£71,425 - £80,216

The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority was established as a new organisation in early 2024. Apply for this job

York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority

School Improvement Advisor

£68,439-£71,326

The successful applicant will need to have recent and relevant successful experience as a headteacher or of school leadership Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council