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HUMAN RESOURCES
COSLA announces new chief executive
By William Eichler | 27 March 2023
The national association of Scottish councils today announced a new chief executive.
ELECTIONS
Gove plays down voter ID concerns
By Martin Ford | 24 March 2023
Local government secretary Michael Gove has brushed off fears of gaps in data collection on voter...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Two-thirds of councils yet to recover Covid grant losses
By Martin Ford | 24 March 2023
Only a third of councils have recovered any Covid business grants lost to fraud or errors, The MJ...
FINANCE
Croydon pushes ahead with drive to hold former leaders to account
By Dan Peters | 23 March 2023
Croydon LBC has announced ‘unprecedented action’ to hold ex-senior leadership to account for ‘mis...
PEOPLE
Interim Local Government Ombudsman named
By Martin Ford | 23 March 2023
Paul Najsarek has been appointed as the interim Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman.
ECONOMIC GROWTH
'Difficult decisions' in store as LEPs axed
By Martin Ford | 23 March 2023
Replacing Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) will not be easy, the Government has been warned.
BUSINESS
'Significant concerns' over regional care cooperatives
By Martin Ford | 23 March 2023
Regional care cooperatives (RCCs) will not resolve the issues around child care placements, counc...
FINANCE
County council leaders issue 'bleak' finance warning
By William Eichler | 23 March 2023
County councils need to make £1bn worth of savings to cope with ‘unprecedented’ financial pressur...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Kirklees chief to retire
By Martin Ford | 22 March 2023
The chief executive of Kirklees MBC, Jacqui Gedman, has announced she is to retire later this year.
FOI
Council receives enforcement notice after FOI failures
By William Eichler | 22 March 2023
Lewisham LBC has been issued with an enforcement notice after failing to respond to hundreds of o...
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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
- Whitehall looking to collaborate with councils on cohesion
- Calls grow to fast-track reorganisation in Kent
- LCN chair: CCN existence 'illogical'
- From market town to modern destination: Barnsley's bold rebirth
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