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DEVOLUTION

Durham bids to join North East devo deal

By Martin Ford | 18 October 2022

Durham CC is bidding to join the North East devolution deal as negotiations reach their conclusion.

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Borough opts for a return to committees

By Paul Marinko | 18 October 2022

West Lancashire BC is the latest council to plump for a return of the committee system.

IMPROVEMENT

Cheshire West praised in peer revew

By Mark Conrad | 18 October 2022

Cheshire West and Chester Council has received high praise following a peer review, but vowed to ...

WHITEHALL

Fears raised over bonfire of the Budget

By Mark Conrad | 18 October 2022

Local government has reacted with fear to chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s ‘bonfire of the Budget’, with ...

PEOPLE

DCN vice chair awarded peerage

By Martin Ford | 17 October 2022

District Councils’ Network (DCN) vice-chair Sharon Taylor is to step down from the role after bei...

PLANNING

Black Country row over new homes deal

By Paul Marinko | 17 October 2022

A spat has broken out in the Black Country after Dudley MBC pulled out of a deal with neighbourin...

FINANCE

Councillors call for Government inspection

By Martin Ford | 17 October 2022

Warrington Council members have called for a Government inspection of its finances.

RECRUITMENT

'Mistrust and dysfunction' at Middlesbrough

By Martin Ford | 17 October 2022

A breakdown in relations between officers and members at Middlesbrough Council has been highlight...

WHITEHALL

Spending settlement is 'no longer enough' says CIPFA

By Michael Burton | 17 October 2022

The scale of the Government’s challenge to curb public spending against a backdrop of soaring dem...

WHITEHALL

Council audit failures hit Government accounts

By Dan Peters | 14 October 2022

Failures in the local audit market in England and Wales mean central Government has ‘poorer quali...

frederica-diamanta

Director of People

£108,697 - £117,998

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Lancashire County Council

Director of Strategy and Transformation

£108,697 - £117,998

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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