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LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Officers implore Government to rethink remote meeting rules
01 December 2021
Legal and democratic services officers have implored ministers to change the rules on remote meet...
FINANCE
Commissioners sent in to struggling Slough
01 December 2021
The Government has sent commissioners in to struggling Slough Council in a bid to turn around its...
SOCIAL CARE
Social care White Paper 'set up to fail'
By Martin Ford | 01 December 2021
The local government sector has praised the ambition of the long-awaited adult social care reform...
FINANCE
Statutory recommendation threat dropped
By Martin Ford | 01 December 2021
Warrington Council has escaped the threat of a statutory recommendation being issued by its exter...
PLANNING
Brynmefys is just bats
01 December 2021
Carmarthenshire CC had been under pressure to redevelop a derelict social housing estate but now ...
COVID
White van man on... face masks
01 December 2021
Here we go again. A whiff of a new virus and the public health nannies are back waving their face...
COMMUNICATIONS
Logos a go-go
01 December 2021
The latest league table to take the world of local government by storm is graphic designer Robin ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Candidates for quangos
01 December 2021
Some people may feel there has been rather a lot of cronyism.
WHITEHALL
Government hauls in auditors after 'flying blind' accusation
By Mark Conrad | 30 November 2021
Ministers have today convened an emergency meeting with local government audit firms amid fears W...
BUSINESS RATES
Council U-turns on second homes tax hike
By Martin Ford | 30 November 2021
Conwy CBC is the latest authority in Wales to struggle with its approach to reining in the number...
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- EXCLUSIVE: Ministers face legal threat as furious Sussex leaders demand answers on reorganisation delay
- Calls grow to fast-track reorganisation in Kent
- Corporate Peer Challenge: Going boldly on in Bristol
- Whitehall looking to collaborate with councils on cohesion
- LCN chair: CCN existence 'illogical'
Director of Education and Inclusion
£120,901
Premium jobAs we move into a new era built on the strengths and ambition of our borough, we are seeking an outstanding Director of Education... Apply for this job
Engineering Team Manager (Network Co-ordination)
£53,460 - £56,732 per annum
Premium jobWe are looking for an enthusiastic and highly driven candidate to join our Highways Asset Management team at Calderdale Council. Apply for this job
Joint Chief Planning Officer
£85,456 - £92,027
Across Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent in South Wales, our councils are doing something genuinely different. Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Ministers face legal threat as furious Sussex leaders demand answers on reorganisation delay
- Calls grow to fast-track reorganisation in Kent
- Corporate Peer Challenge: Going boldly on in Bristol
- Whitehall looking to collaborate with councils on cohesion
- LCN chair: CCN existence 'illogical'
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