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WHITEHALL
Outgoing Johnson appoints Greg Clark to return as local government secretary
By Dan Peters | 07 July 2022
Former local government secretary Greg Clark has been appointed to replace sacked levelling up se...
WHITEHALL
DLUHC ministers join exodus as pressure rises on Johnson
By Michael Burton | 06 July 2022
Local government minister Kemi Badenoch, levelling up minister Neil O'Brien and housing minister ...
PLANNING
Gove dismissed planning 'centralisation' claim ahead of sacking
By Martin Ford | 06 July 2022
Michael Gove defended proposed planning reforms against charges they would ‘radically centralise’...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Birmingham announces permanent chief
By Heather Jameson | 06 July 2022
Birmingham City Council has appointed current interim chief Deborah Cadman to the role permanentl...
OFSTED
Improvement notice for Tameside
By Martin Ford | 06 July 2022
Tameside MBC’s children’s social care service has been issued with an improvement notice by the D...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
White van man on... the cost of living
05 July 2022
It may be the height of summer but I’m already getting the heebie-jeebies about winter.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Just making hens meet
05 July 2022
The prize for most accommodating guest speaker at the LGA annual conference in Harrogate goes to ...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Lots of knit picking
05 July 2022
Diary was delighted to be back on the local government conference and cocktail party circuit last...
MICHAEL GOVE
Long and the short of it
05 July 2022
As regular Diary readers will be aware, there is something of an abbreviation obsession at MJ Tow...
WHITEHALL
MPs urge Oldham to act after damning review
By Mark Conrad | 05 July 2022
MPs have urged Oldham MBC to act against current or former staff members who failed in their duty...
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- Local government reorganisation: Financial sustainability amid uncertainty
- EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs push for councils to be viewed equally as Government seeks to rewire the state
- Local government reorganisation: Keeping services options open
- LGA proposes alternative to commissioners
- Manchester 'won't rest' until behaviour concerns addressed
Chief Executive
Competitive Salary
You will lead an organisation with ambition, complexity and reach, while helping shape the future of a place Apply for this job
Director of Family Help & Children’s Social Care
Up to £123,477
To help drive this vision forward, we’re seeking an exceptional Director of Family Help & Children’s Social Care. Apply for this job
Deputy Director Children’s Services (Director of Children’s Social Care)
Competitive Salary
Reporting to the Director of Children’s Services, you will lead services across one of England Apply for this job
- Local government reorganisation: Financial sustainability amid uncertainty
- EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs push for councils to be viewed equally as Government seeks to rewire the state
- Local government reorganisation: Keeping services options open
- LGA proposes alternative to commissioners
- Manchester 'won't rest' until behaviour concerns addressed
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