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CLIMATE CHANGE

Think-tank calls for local resilience Act

By Ann McGauran | 08 November 2022

A local resilience Act is needed to mitigate the impact of climate change and extreme weather con...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Leaked blackout plans warn people could die

By Dan Peters | 07 November 2022

People could die in an energy blackout as local government services supporting vulnerable people ...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Councils could resurrect legal action over asylum

By Dan Peters | 07 November 2022

Government attempts to fix the UK’s ‘broken’ asylum system could be hit as West Midlands mets thr...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Cost of reforms is 'elephant in the room'

By Mark Conrad | 07 November 2022

A failure to estimate the cost of proposed reforms suggested by the National Inquiry into Child S...

PLANNING

Eight councils in shared services talks

By Martin Ford | 07 November 2022

Eight Essex councils covering one million people are in talks to share services in a bid to make ...

ELECTIONS

Concern over elections timetable

By Martin Ford | 07 November 2022

Campaigners and elections staff have raised concerns over the deliverability of voter ID at next ...

BUSINESS

Think-tank urges litter and fly-tipping crackdown

By Mark Conrad | 07 November 2022

Councils should be required to use outsourced firms if they fail to enforce litter and fly-tippin...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

COSLA chief to step down

By Martin Ford | 04 November 2022

The chief executive of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities has announced her intention t...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Care inspections could risk councils being 'set up to fail'

04 November 2022

The reintroduction of an inspection regime for adult social care could risk councils being ‘set u...

FINANCE

Auditor hands statutory recommendations to two councils

By Martin Ford | 04 November 2022

Two councils have been issued with rare statutory recommendations by their external auditor.

frederica-diamanta

Director of People

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Director of Strategy and Transformation

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Highway Design and Construction Manager

Grade N, scp50 £62,443 to scp53 £65,663 per annum, plus essential car user allowance

We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. Apply for this job

Bolton Council

frederica-diamanta

Director of People

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Director of Strategy and Transformation

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Highway Design and Construction Manager

Grade N, scp50 £62,443 to scp53 £65,663 per annum, plus essential car user allowance

We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. Apply for this job

Bolton Council