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WHITEHALL

Corridors of power

13 February 2019

Chancellor Philip Hammond has dozed off during a Brexit meeting and is having a bad dream about d...

POLICY AND POLITICS

A good shout?

13 February 2019

Diary is always trying to work out the exact location of the line that governs good taste and dec...

DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK

That just takes the cake

13 February 2019

Diary never imagined it would find itself in such intimate proximity with District Councils’ Netw...

FINANCE

NAO should oversee council spending - report

By Martin Ford | 12 February 2019

The remit of the National Audit Office (NAO) should be extended to cover local government, a new ...

WHITEHALL

Brokenshire slams door on One Yorkshire plan

By Dan Peters | 12 February 2019

Communities secretary James Brokenshire has told regional leaders that their plans for a One York...

EDUCATION

Chiefs defend councils' role in SEND provision

By Martin Ford | 12 February 2019

Chief executives have defended councils’ roles in special educational needs and disabilities (SEN...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs' no-deal Brexit capacity warning

By Dan Peters | 12 February 2019

Council capacity will be stretched under a no-deal Brexit scenario, local authority chief executi...

LICENSING

Whitehall launches consultation on taxi licensing

By William Eichler | 12 February 2019

Local authorities could soon be required to ensure that every prospective taxi driver undergoes e...

SOLACE

SOLACE recruits former Localis chief executive

By Martin Ford | 11 February 2019

Alex Thomson has been announced as head of policy at the Society of Local Authority Chief Executi...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Further devolution could unlock Manchester's potential

By Martin Ford | 11 February 2019

More devolution of powers is essential to realise Greater Manchester’s economic potential, a grou...

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Developer

£50793 - £59756 per annum

Interviews will be held W/C 27th October 2025.*Experience the best of both worlds with our flexible hybrid working arrangements. Enjoy the freedom to Apply for this job

Essex County Council

Head of Housing and Communities / Pennaeth Tai a Chymunedau

£99,947 - £102,952

At Denbighshire County Council, we’re proud of what we’ve achieved—and even more excited about what’s ahead. Apply for this job

Denbighshire County Council

SEND Improvement Service Manager

£69,037.00, Grade 15

This is a broad and high-impact role spanning several key statutory and strategic services across education and inclusion. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council