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WORKFORCE

Council first to adopt four-day week after savings

By Dan Peters | 17 July 2025

South Cambridgeshire DC has decided to permanently adopt a four-day week after a 27-month trial i...

FINANCE

'Fastest finger first' funding approach criticised

By Dan Peters | 17 July 2025

The Government’s chosen shift in approach away from competitive bidding has been criticised.

PEOPLE

Luton confirms chief executive appointment

By Martin Ford | 17 July 2025

Luton BC has appointed Mark Fowler as chief executive.

REORGANISATION

EXCLUSIVE: Crawley ponders legal response to unitary dismissal

By Dan Peters | 17 July 2025

Crawley BC is considering its next steps, including a potential judicial review, after local gove...

LEGISLATION

Government proposes Automatic Voter Registration move

By Dan Peters | 17 July 2025

Government plans to move to Automatic Voter Registration (AVR) will ‘make life simpler for everyo...

TERRORISM

'Wrong decisions' taken ahead of Southport killings

By Martin Ford | 17 July 2025

Axel Rudakubana should have been referred for local authority-led intervention years before he mu...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: £8m Oflog 'waste'

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 17 July 2025

Ministers have been warned against imposing more expensive, top-down performance indicators after...

DEVOLUTION

Call to close culture funding gap

By Martin Ford | 16 July 2025

London receives twice as much culture funding as the North, research by a think-tank has found.

INNOVATION

Nine councils set to receive Government 'innovation squads'

By Paul Marinko | 16 July 2025

Nine councils set to receive ‘innovation squads’ as part of the Government’s ‘test, learn and gro...

WHITEHALL

Employers double down on pay offer

By David Blackman | 16 July 2025

Council employers have unanimously reaffirmed their April offer of a 3.2% pay increase as ‘full a...

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Head of Modernisation

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Redbridge London Borough Council

Director of Transport

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