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WHITEHALL
LGA claims 'so much more could have been done' in pandemic
By Martin Ford | 04 October 2023
Councils were held back from effectively tackling the challenges of the pandemic by central Gover...
INFRASTRUCTURE
White van man on... infrastructure
04 October 2023
It’s just as well us Brits weren’t put in charge of building the pyramids.
IMPROVEMENT
Mad Max meets Columbo
04 October 2023
Max Caller, the man leading Whitehall’s huge intervention at Birmingham City Council, promised hi...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Inquiries ad infinitum
04 October 2023
Labour’s Lord Carter of Coles has been a life peer for almost 20 years so knows how politics works.
HUMAN RESOURCES
Torrid times in Cambs
04 October 2023
The politics is hotting up in South Cambridgeshire, where the Lib Dem council has come under fire...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Powys appoints new chief executive
By Martin Ford | 03 October 2023
Powys CC has announced the appointment of Emma Palmer as its new chief executive.
WELFARE
Seven in 10 councils struggling amid cost of living crisis
By Martin Ford | 03 October 2023
Seven in 10 councils are struggling to support people hit by the cost of living crisis, according...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Council warning over asylum communication
By Mark Conrad | 03 October 2023
‘Limited’ Home Office communication over asylum – including poor data sharing - continues to stym...
PLANNING
Gove attacks four-day week 'nonsense' in conference speech
By Martin Ford | 03 October 2023
Local government secretary Michael Gove delivered a speech to the Conservative Party Conference l...
FINANCE
Southampton launches improvement board
By Heather Jameson | 03 October 2023
Southampton City Council has formed its own voluntary improvement board as it battles budgetary p...
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PO10 - £84,042 - £89,274
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Armed Forces Commissioner
£170,000 per annum
Premium jobThis is a unique opportunity to serve as the independent champion for Service personnel Apply for this job
Executive Director Finance, Governance and Assets (s151)
£153,592 - £168,952
Local government in Surrey is being reshaped for the first time in more than 50 years. Apply for this job
- Cornwall silent on exit payments after chief executive and finance boss quit
- Rowlands set to stay on until 2028
- Local government reorganisation: A genuine pause creates the conditions for a decision
- Government told of rising complaints at Dudley after Best Value exit
- Debate on unitary council size intensifies ahead of Government review
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