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WHITEHALL

Committee calls for Government action on council debt chasing

By Martin Ford | 01 December 2023

Councils have been found to use ‘heavy-handed’ tactics to chase council tax debts, according to a...

FINANCE

Call to clampdown on 'aggressive' tax collection

By Martin Ford | 01 December 2023

Councils have been found to use ‘heavy-handed’ tactics to chase council tax debts, according to a...

WHITEHALL

MPs in waste clarity call

By Mark Conrad | 01 December 2023

England’s town halls cannot prepare for forthcoming waste reforms – including procurement - until...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

New chief executive to take over at Cheshire East

By Martin Ford | 30 November 2023

Cheshire East Council is expected to appoint Rob Polkinghorne as its new permanent chief executive.

NATIONAL CHILDREN AND ADULT SERVICES CONFERENCE

NCASC: 'Watch this space' on spiralling cost of children's placements

By Ann McGauran | 30 November 2023

The sector should ‘watch this space’ for an announcement from the Government on the spiralling co...

ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF ADULT SOCIAL SERVICES

NCASC: Social care 'doing a good job' getting investment

By Ann McGauran | 30 November 2023

Those working in adult social care are ‘already doing a very good job at getting investment and c...

WHITEHALL

Home Office admits 'more we can and need to do'

By Martin Ford | 30 November 2023

More needs to be done to share data and improve communications with councils, Home Office mandari...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

East Dunbartonshire appoints new chief executive

By Martin Ford | 30 November 2023

Ann Davie joined the council 17 years ago as head of HR and organisational development before bei...

SOCIAL CARE

Labour must 'grasp the nettle' early on social care costs

By Ann McGauran | 30 November 2023

Labour will ‘have to grasp the nettle fairly early on’ if it wins the General Election about the ...

FINANCE

'Critical' to maintain progress, Dundee told

By Martin Ford | 30 November 2023

A finance watchdog has said Dundee City Council is ‘well-run’ but ‘long-standing difficulties rem...

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frederica-diamanta

Assistant Director - Legal & Governance (Deputy Monitoring Officer)

£75,012-£84,358

At East Devon District Council, our guiding principles and values shape everything we do. Apply for this job

East Devon District Council

Senior Lawyer Planning and Highways - WMF2312e

£56,883 - £59,198

To be a success in our Legal Team you will have experience as a Planning and Highways Lawyer Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Developer

£50793 - £59756 per annum

Interviews will be held W/C 27th October 2025.*Experience the best of both worlds with our flexible hybrid working arrangements. Enjoy the freedom to Apply for this job

Essex County Council