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JOBS

Future Forum Midlands: Values as important as competence to recruitment

By Paul Marinko | 11 September 2024

Midlands chief executives have emphasised the importance of ensuring candidates match the organis...

INTERVENTION

Future Forum Midlands: Caller warns councils face 'appalling decisions'

By Martin Ford | 11 September 2024

The self-proclaimed ‘bogeyperson’ of local government, Max Caller, said the sector had to have a ...

DEVOLUTION

Future Forum Midlands: We don't have devolution, says Rogers

By Dan Peters | 11 September 2024

The interim chief executive of East Midlands Combined Authority has expressed hopes that all area...

HOUSING

Future Forum Midlands: Councils need to give up engagement power on retrofit

By Paul Marinko | 11 September 2024

Councils need to be brave and give up power over engagement if housing retrofit programmes and cl...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Future Forum Midlands: Councils call for backing to drive growth

By Martin Ford | 11 September 2024

Local authorities have a crucial role to play in the Government’s drive for economic growth – but...

PEOPLE

North Kesteven announces new chief

By Martin Ford | 11 September 2024

Kath Marriott is to join North Kesteven DC as its new chief executive.

FIRE SAFETY

Grenfell response was 'woefully lacking'

By Martin Ford | 11 September 2024

Kensington & Chelsea LBC’s response to the Grenfell disaster was ‘woefully lacking’, the chairman...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Regional growth initiatives likely to 'fall over next year' without UKSPF clarity

By Ann McGauran | 11 September 2024

FINANCE

Questions over future of exceptional financial support

By Dan Peters | 11 September 2024

Senior civil servants have privately cast doubt on whether the Government will continue its offer...

RIGHT TO BUY

Districts urge Government to make Right to Buy flexibilities permanent

By Emily Twinch | 11 September 2024

Flexibilities on how councils can use their Right to Buy (RtB) receipts should be made permanent,...