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PLANNING
Appointment to oversee shared planning service
By Emily Twinch | 02 September 2024
Guildford and Waverley BCs have appointed a single head to oversee shared planning services.
HOUSING
Councils spend record £1bn on temporary accommodation
By William Eichler | 30 August 2024
English councils spent a record £1bn on temporary accommodation for homeless households last year...
HOUSING
Call to end 'ministerial churn' to improve housing delivery
By Martin Ford | 30 August 2024
A call has been made for an end to ‘ministerial churn’ to improve housing delivery.
PAY
Unite members to be balloted over industrial action
By Dan Peters | 30 August 2024
Strikes could begin later this autumn if workers vote for industrial action in ballots launched a...
REGULATION
Ministers: Increase the pace of fixing unsafe buildings
By Dan Peters | 30 August 2024
Ministers have told regulators at a round table meeting to ‘increase the pace of remediating unsa...
IMPROVEMENT
EXCLUSIVE: More than one in three have not published corporate or finance peer challenge in last five years
By Dan Peters | 29 August 2024
The new Government this week came under pressure to take a stronger line on councils that put off...
PLANNING
Government team to unlock stalled housing projects
By Martin Ford | 29 August 2024
A team of troubleshooters has been formed by the Government in a bid to unlock thousands of homes...
ASYLUM
Call for council role in asylum housing
By Martin Ford | 29 August 2024
A call has been made for a more prominent role for local government in asylum accommodation.
HOUSING
New Homes Bonus expansion floated
By Dan Peters | 29 August 2024
The New Homes Bonus could be expanded to combined authorities to give them an incentive to help t...
HOUSING
Nutrient neutrality plan won't unblock building, warn housebuilders
By Dan Peters | 29 August 2024
Labour’s proposals to address the issue of nutrient neutrality will fail to unblock the construct...
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Executive Director Adult Social Care and Health (DASS)
£161,239 - £177,363 plus benefits
This is not a maintenance role. It is a transformation leadership opportunity: to bring services and cultures together. Apply for this job
Assistant Director of Legal and Governance (Deputy Monitoring Officer)
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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
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