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LOCAL DEMOCRACY
EXCLUSIVE: LGA moves on mayors
By Dan Peters | 18 September 2025
The Local Government Association (LGA) is moving towards drawing up a firmer membership offer to ...
HOUSING
Temporary accommodation spending hits £2.8bn
By Dan Peters | 18 September 2025
Council spending on temporary accommodation has increased by a quarter to £2.8bn for 2024-25.
POLITICS
MPs call for 'root and branch' transformation of 'broken' SEND system
By Lee Peart | 18 September 2025
A cross-party report has called for ‘root and branch transformation’ of the ‘broken’ special educ...
REORGANISATION
Portsmouth expected to reject reorganisation
By Dan Peters | 17 September 2025
Portsmouth City Council is expected to formally reject local government reorganisation at a meeti...
WHITEHALL
Ministers axe elections holiday compensation
By Dan Peters | 17 September 2025
Ministers have decided the Government will no longer reimburse electoral services staff if a late...
REORGANISATION
Brighton to back five unitary model
By Dan Peters | 17 September 2025
Senior Brighton & Hove City Council members are expected to back a five-unitary model for Sussex,...
REORGANISATION
County backs east-west unitaries
By Dan Peters | 17 September 2025
Senior Staffordshire CC members have backed the development of a business case for two new unitar...
REGULATION
Tandridge hit with worst social housing rating
By Dan Peters | 17 September 2025
The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has today issued the worst C4 grading to Tandridge DC.
DEVOLUTION
North Somerset to explore WECA membership
By Dan Peters | 17 September 2025
North Somerset Council last night took the first formal step in exploring membership of its ‘pref...
FINANCE
Caution urged on fair funding flexibilities
By Martin Ford | 16 September 2025
Experts have urged caution after Whitehall officials are understood to have privately mooted allo...
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- EXCLUSIVE: Councillor behaviour takes toll on chiefs, survey finds
- Basildon chief hits out at member behaviour
- Toxic member behaviour risks local government excellence
- Hampshire and Portsmouth to challenge local government reorganisation
- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
Director of Legal and Governance
£109,000
The new Cumbria Combined Authority has been established to unlock that potential. Apply for this job
Executive Director of Finance
£131,000
The new Cumbria Combined Authority has been established to unlock that potential. Apply for this job
Associate Director for Financial Management (Deputy Section 151 Officer)
£108,015 - £118,000 pa
Operational leadership that turns strategy into reality. Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Councillor behaviour takes toll on chiefs, survey finds
- Basildon chief hits out at member behaviour
- Toxic member behaviour risks local government excellence
- Hampshire and Portsmouth to challenge local government reorganisation
- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
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