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FINANCE
Cash-strapped council dumps LOBO loan
By Paul Marinko | 09 August 2021
Cash-strapped Liverpool City Council is to swap £65m of loans for £107m of debt in order to cut i...
HOMELESSNESS
Mayor of London pledges to resist rough sleeping Immigration Rules
By William Eichler | 09 August 2021
Over 80 organisations have pledged to stand against rough sleeping Immigration Rules which make r...
FINANCE
Spending Review should provide 'urgent investment' in children's services
By Martin Ford | 06 August 2021
Family help, homes for children in care and mental health support should be priorities for ‘urgen...
FINANCE
Business rates appeals to cost £1bn
By Martin Ford | 06 August 2021
Councils in England are braced for a £1.2bn loss as result of business rates appeals this year.
HEALTH
MHCLG issue details on critical staff who can skip 'pingdemic' rules
By Heather Jameson | 06 August 2021
Highway maintenance, regulatory and trading standards staff will not be allowed to skip isolation...
PLANNING
Jenrick primes inspectors for planning changes despite growing revolt
By Heather Jameson | 06 August 2021
Communities secretary Robert Jenrick has written to the chief of the Planning Inspectorate amid g...
WHITEHALL
Council raises 'national security concerns' over energy project
By Martin Ford | 05 August 2021
Portsmouth City Council’s leader has urged the Government to consider ‘national security concerns...
REORGANISATION
Ryedale DC rejects possible challenge on unitary plan
By Ann McGauran | 05 August 2021
Ryedale DC will not explore the option of legally challenging the Government’s decision to replac...
UNIONS
Strike action at Ealing ends
By Martin Ford | 05 August 2021
There will be no return to the picket lines after an agreement has been reached between the Unite...
WHITEHALL
Fears councils could be cut out of LEP role
By Dan Peters | 05 August 2021
Councils may be stripped of their role in the governance of local enterprise partnerships (LEP) b...
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Executive Director Adult Social Care and Health (DASS)
£161,239 - £177,363 plus benefits
This is not a maintenance role. It is a transformation leadership opportunity: to bring services and cultures together. Apply for this job
Assistant Director of Legal and Governance (Deputy Monitoring Officer)
£91,639 to £99,427
We are seeking someone with a strong grounding in local government law and governance, or experience gained in a similar environment. Apply for this job
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MG 1/2 -£86,283 - £93,102 per annum
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