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PLANNING
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Pooling of staff between councils and development corporations may be required to avoid worsening...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
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Mayoral strategic authorities (MSAs) need to improve their partnership working with investors to ...
RECRUITMENT
Shadow council delays permanent boss appointment
By Dan Peters | 03 August 2026
West Surrey’s shadow authority has pushed back its recruitment of a permanent chief executive.
FINANCE
CIPFA report uncovers 'weak financial management' at Hillingdon
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Hillingdon LBC must change course to avoid relying on exceptional financial support (EFS) for yea...
DEVOLUTION
Mayors to share income tax by 2028
By Martin Ford | 30 July 2026
Every mayor will be offered a share of income tax and business rates retention, the Government ha...
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Councils suffering from asylum data blackout
By Dan Peters | 30 July 2026
A Government review of asylum accommodation data-sharing arrangements remains ongoing five months...
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: LGA vice-chair calls for devolution boundary review
By Dan Peters | 30 July 2026
A vice-chair of the Local Government Association (LGA) has called for the geographies of the ‘les...
HOUSING
Housing firm faces enforcement after councils halt payments
By Martin Ford | 30 July 2026
A housing watchdog is threatening enforcement action against a provider after eight councils halt...
FINANCE
Council to save interest after securing loan
By Dan Peters | 30 July 2026
The National Wealth Fund has granted West Suffolk Council a £9m loan to help deliver a state-of-t...
PEOPLE
Croydon appoints interim chief executive
By Martin Ford | 30 July 2026
Croydon LBC has appointed Mike Jackson as its new interim chief executive.
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Team Manager – Youth Justice Service
£51,356 - £55,539 per annum
Lead change. Transform lives. Shape the future of youth justice in North Yorkshire. Apply for this job
Assistant Director of Legal and Governance
£109,418 pa
Lead Governance. Shape Decisions. Make a Difference for South Tyneside. Apply for this job
Executive Director - Growth
£143,662 per annum
We are seeking an innovative and forward-thinking Executive Director of Growth to join us as Warrington Apply for this job
- 28 years later - lessons from Herefordshire's unitary journey
- Putting dynamism into devolution: defining the challenge
- Emmerich review: 'Building capability' is the devo challenge
- Questions over link between welfare and rent increases
- Could changing the way we think about care help deliver economic growth?
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