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CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Kent chief retires due to ill health
By Martin Ford | 18 April 2023
David Cockburn will step down from the authority in the summer, having served as top officer sinc...
ELECTIONS
New doubts over voter ID data
By Martin Ford | 17 April 2023
Fresh doubts have been raised about the recording of people turned away from polling stations due...
BUSINESS
Fresh doubts over bonds agency future
By Mark Conrad | 17 April 2023
Concerns over the reliance on Local Government Association (LGA) finance and lack of activity hav...
WHITEHALL
Directors' warning over delayed DoLS reforms
By Mark Conrad | 17 April 2023
Care directors have warned that delayed reforms mean some hospital patients will continue to be r...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Legal threat pushes Devon CC to pause care cuts
By William Eichler | 17 April 2023
Devon CC will pause its plans to cut adult day and respite services after the mental health chari...
ELECTIONS
Tories expect to lose 1,000 seats
By Martin Ford | 17 April 2023
The Conservatives are braced to lose 1,000 council seats in next month’s local elections.
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
New North Yorkshire Council urged to live stream meetings
By Mark Whitehead | 17 April 2023
Councillors in Scarborough have urged the new North Yorkshire Council to live stream all its meet...
PLANNING
Planning officers 'unsupported' following reorganisation
By Martin Ford | 14 April 2023
A lack of preparation during reorganisation left West Northamptonshire Council’s planning departm...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Social care assessments will not be 'scary'
By Martin Ford | 14 April 2023
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has told councils ‘we aren’t as scary as people thought we were...
HUMAN RESOURCES
'Groundbreaking' shared service cut back
By Martin Ford | 14 April 2023
A once-groundbreaking shared service is to be further pared down as more functions are brought in...
Director of Education and Inclusion
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Engineering Team Manager (Network Co-ordination)
£53,460 - £56,732 per annum
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Joint Chief Planning Officer
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Across Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent in South Wales, our councils are doing something genuinely different. Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Ministers face legal threat as furious Sussex leaders demand answers on reorganisation delay
- Calls grow to fast-track reorganisation in Kent
- Corporate Peer Challenge: Going boldly on in Bristol
- Whitehall looking to collaborate with councils on cohesion
- LCN chair: CCN existence 'illogical'
Director of Education and Inclusion
£120,901
Premium jobAs we move into a new era built on the strengths and ambition of our borough, we are seeking an outstanding Director of Education... Apply for this job
Engineering Team Manager (Network Co-ordination)
£53,460 - £56,732 per annum
Premium jobWe are looking for an enthusiastic and highly driven candidate to join our Highways Asset Management team at Calderdale Council. Apply for this job
Joint Chief Planning Officer
£85,456 - £92,027
Across Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent in South Wales, our councils are doing something genuinely different. Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Ministers face legal threat as furious Sussex leaders demand answers on reorganisation delay
- Calls grow to fast-track reorganisation in Kent
- Corporate Peer Challenge: Going boldly on in Bristol
- Whitehall looking to collaborate with councils on cohesion
- LCN chair: CCN existence 'illogical'
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