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FUTURE FORUM

Levelling up's showbiz touch

By Michael Burton | 11 December 2023

Last week’s Chanel fashion spectacle in Manchester was a global triumph for the city, but address...

COUNCIL TAX

Local leaders need the tools to implement systemic solutions

By Claire Kober | 11 December 2023

Devolution of council tax and business rates, coupled with central Government infrastructure inve...

HEALTH

How can councils protect health in the face of financial strain?  

By Jennie Leggat | 07 December 2023

Jennie Leggat highlights the impacts of local government underfunding on people’s health and how ...

PUBLIC HEALTH

The asylum mess needs cleaning up

By Heather Jameson | 07 December 2023

'The current conditions in some asylum hotels make the prospect of Rwanda look like a soft option...

FINANCE

How can further local authority failures be prevented?

By Paul Dossett | 06 December 2023

There is evidence in a new report from Grant Thornton that in each case of serious local governme...

RECRUITMENT

Leadership: reflections from NCAS

05 December 2023

Nik Shah, Helen Alwell and Chris Barrow outline why identifying and supporting good leadership is...

AUDIT

Internal audit teams are a crucial tool

By Adele Taylor | 05 December 2023

If we are looking for the tools that help us identify issues through early intervention then our ...

LEGISLATION

Is it time to consider AI legislation?

By Sandip Patel KC | 04 December 2023

Watching the development of the EU AI Act could provide local authorities unsure about the use of...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Meet the Department for Levelling Down

By Cllr Graham Chapman | 04 December 2023

Calling an entity a Levelling Up Department, doesn’t make it level things up, especially when its...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Battling democratic backsliding

By Professor James Downe | 04 December 2023

Greg Notman and Professor James Downe reflect on the current health of local democracy, and look ...

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frederica-diamanta

Development Management Service Manager - WMF2347e

£65,873 - £68,775

The Development Management service plays a vital role in shaping the built environment. Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Director of Children's Services

£123,550 pa

We are looking for a visionary and values-driven Director of Children's Services Apply for this job

North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council

Assistant Director for Corporate Parenting

£88,225 - £105,726 per annum

This is a time of exciting and positive change in Suffolk. Apply for this job

Suffolk County Council