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WHITEHALL
PAC: Government should intervene over local plans
By Hiba Mahamadi | 26 June 2019
The Government should use its ‘powers to intervene’ to ensure councils without local plans make t...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Unitaries are the best way to strengthen local government's economic role, says Lord Kerslake
By Ann McGauran | 25 June 2019
The former head of the civil service Lord Bob Kerslake has come down firmly in favour of unitarie...
WHITEHALL
Cost of cladding replacement fund could rise to £330m
By Dan Peters | 25 June 2019
The cost of removing and replacing unsafe cladding on privately owned high-rise buildings could r...
WHITEHALL
Kent asks Government to plug £6m asylum funding gap
By Martin Ford | 25 June 2019
Councillors at Kent CC have vowed to claw back a £6.1m shortfall from the Government to care for ...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: NAO leaves open no-deal Brexit audit
By Luke McGurn | 25 June 2019
An assessment of how ready the UK is for a no-deal Brexit has not been ruled out by the National ...
HEALTH
Councils to get £300,000 for obesity pilots
By Hiba Mahamadi | 25 June 2019
The Government has decided to award five local authorities £300,000 each to trial programmes to t...
FINANCE
LGA: Audit committee improvements needed
By Dan Peters | 25 June 2019
Improvements to ‘off the pace’ audit committees can and need to be made, the Local Government Ass...
HOUSING
Councils build 'highest number' of houses since 1990
By William Eichler | 25 June 2019
More than 13,000 new homes were delivered by local authorities last year, town planners have calc...
WHITEHALL
MPs press ministry to bring forward Shared Prosperity Fund
By Martin Ford | 24 June 2019
Local government secretary James Brokenshire has been urged to bring forward the replacement for ...
EDUCATION
Chief executives least likely to be privately educated
By Hiba Mahamadi | 24 June 2019
Council chief executives are among the least likely to have been privately educated compared to t...
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Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
Head of Early Years and Early Help
£90,126 - £98,319
Merton is an Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ authority—yet it is our ambition, our humility, and our drive to keep learning that truly define us. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Operations
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Strategy
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
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