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PAY

Warning council staff could strike again within weeks

By Laura Sharman | 24 October 2022

Local government workers in Scotland could be back on strike within weeks, trade unions have warned.

HUMAN RESOURCES

MPs call for senior roles for planners

By Martin Ford | 21 October 2022

MPs have called for councils to be forced to have a planning officer on their senior leadership t...

ELECTIONS

MPs bemoan 'missed opportunity' to simplify elections

By Martin Ford | 21 October 2022

Elections laws are in ‘urgent need of rationalisation and simplification’, a select committee of ...

FINANCE

Care in crisis: CQC reveals stark issues ahead

By Heather Jameson | 21 October 2022

The care system is in crisis and staff now live with the risk their patients will come to harm, t...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Walsall chief to take on troubled Northumberland

By Heather Jameson | 20 October 2022

Troubled Northumberland CC has appointed Dr Helen Paterson as its new chief executive.

FINANCE

Woking faces finance probe

By Paul Marinko | 20 October 2022

The Government has called for a review into Woking BC’s finances as concerns grow over the counci...

PLANNING

Bid to end housing targets blocked

By Martin Ford | 20 October 2022

An attempt to pass a law making house building targets advisory rather than mandatory has been bl...

FINANCE

No 'magic bullet' for budgets

By Martin Ford | 20 October 2022

The Local Government Association (LGA) has made the financial case for the sector ahead of antici...

FINANCE

Government gets the fiscal challenge, says Scully

20 October 2022

The Government does not underestimate the financial challenges facing local government, minister ...

PAY

Chiefs call for percentage pay rise

By Paul Marinko | 20 October 2022

Chief executives have demanded a minimum percentage pay increase of between 3.5% and 4% from loca...

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

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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