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SOLACE
EXCLUSIVE: Community cropping up in more top roles
By Dan Peters | 02 April 2019
The growing importance of community-focused roles has grown among senior management positions, ac...
HUMAN RESOURCES
Islington chief Lesley Seary announces retirement
By Martin Ford | 02 April 2019
Lesley Seary has today announced she will be retiring after eight years as chief executive at Isl...
ELECTIONS
Whitehall prepares for EU elections
By William Eichler | 02 April 2019
The Government has written to the Electoral Commission confirming it will help local authorities ...
FINANCE
Call for regulator to manage increasing commercial activity
By Hiba Mahamadi | 02 April 2019
A code to guarantee the soundness of the sector’s plans as commercial activity gathers momentum h...
IMPROVEMENT
Brum improvement team issues final damning judgement and walks away
By Heather Jameson | 02 April 2019
Birmingham City Council’s intervention team has issued a final, damning report on the crisis-hit ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Newham failing vulnerable children - Ofsted
By Naomi Larsson | 01 April 2019
Vulnerable children in are being ‘failed’ by Newham LBC, an Ofsted report has found.
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Combined authority rejects mayor's power grab
By Naomi Larsson | 01 April 2019
Plans to transfer control of policing to the West Midlands Mayor have been scrapped following a v...
FINANCE
Bonds agency refreshes approach after struggles
By Naomi Larsson | 01 April 2019
The UK Municipal Bonds Agency (UKMBA) will revise its guarantee after more than four years of fai...
FINANCE
Local government pension reforms challenged
By Martin Ford | 01 April 2019
The legality of proposed reforms to local government pension schemes has been questioned.
SOCIAL CARE
The art of excuse making
01 April 2019
If there’s one valuable life lesson health secretary Matt Hancock appears to have failed to learn...
Strategic Lead - Highway Project Delivery
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- Impact of ICB cuts leads councils to moot legal challenge
- EXCLUSIVE: Plans for leadership college to be put to Whitehall
- Uncertainty looms over future unitaries' budgets
- Grasping a once in a lifetime opportunity for councils
- Worcestershire CC budget: Social care costs and local government funding pressures
Strategic Lead - Highway Project Delivery
Salary: £63,405 - £70,609 per annum. Incremental progression subject to performance
We are looking for an exceptional strategic leader to join our senior highways management team. Apply for this job
Head of Resident Experience
up to £93k
If you’re a housing professional looking for a job that will stretch and reward you in equal measure Apply for this job
Head of Housing Allocations & Accommodation
up to £93k
If you’re a housing professional looking for a job that will stretch and reward you in equal measure Apply for this job
- Impact of ICB cuts leads councils to moot legal challenge
- EXCLUSIVE: Plans for leadership college to be put to Whitehall
- Uncertainty looms over future unitaries' budgets
- Grasping a once in a lifetime opportunity for councils
- Worcestershire CC budget: Social care costs and local government funding pressures
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