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DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK
DCN: 'Essential' role of districts in setting up new children's services
By Martin Ford | 23 July 2025
District councils will be ‘essential’ to establishing new children’s services through local gover...
GOVERNMENT
Find finance fix
By Neil Merrick | 23 July 2025
MPs call for authorities to be given immediate powers to revalue properties ahead of full review ...
POLITICS
Cleverly returns to shadow Rayner
By Dan Peters | 22 July 2025
Former foreign and home secretary Sir James Cleverly has returned to the Conservative front bench...
POLICY
Peers pass fire and hire exemption
By Heather Jameson | 22 July 2025
Councils with financial problems that are placed under government intervention may be exempt from...
ASYLYM
Fresh criticism of Home Office on asylum
By Neil Merrick | 22 July 2025
Relations between councils and the Home Office soured further this week after the department was ...
COMMISSIONING
McArdle to replace Caller as Birmingham intervention boss
By Heather Jameson | 22 July 2025
Government commissioner Tony McArdle is to replace Max Caller heading up the intervention team at...
POLICY
'Community power key to pushing out populism'
By Neil Merrick | 22 July 2025
More participatory democracy and a genuine transfer of power to neighbourhoods and communities is...
REORGANISATION
Councils back three mainland unitaries
By Neil Merrick | 21 July 2025
Hampshire CC and East Hampshire DC have backed three unitary mainland councils, with the Isle of ...
POLITICS
Pennycook: Resident resistance won't stop new towns
By Izzy Lepone | 21 July 2025
New town developments could proceed amid resistance from residents, the housing and planning mini...
FINANCE
Districts sound fair funding alarm
By Martin Ford | 21 July 2025
The District Councils’ Network (DCN) has joined inner London boroughs in sounding the alarm over ...
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£95,212 to £102,389
We need a talented and experienced Service Director of Finance to join us and play a pivotal role Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance and Deputy Chief Executive (Section 151)
£120,536 to £129,500
Strategic Director of Finance and Deputy Chief Executive (Section 151) Apply for this job
Service Director - Education
£95,212 to £102,389
This is a great time to join our Children’s Services senior leadership team as a Service Director for Education where you’ll provide system leadership Apply for this job
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