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LEGISLATION

Building control: staying on top of the changes

By Lorna Stimpson | 23 August 2023

With the launch of the new building safety regime in October, council chief executives must ensur...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Devolution: keeping it local, making it work

By Trevor Holden | 23 August 2023

The current drive to move things to upper tier authorities in two tier areas runs a real risk of ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Pioneering a new approach to children's social care in Somerset

By Chris Luck | 22 August 2023

A new partnership in Somerset is supporting the county’s most complex looked-after children and c...

PLANNING

Right idea, wrong tools

By Holly Lewis | 21 August 2023

Holly Lewis explains why she believes expanding Permitted Development Rights in town centres is a...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Collaborative growth engines

By Tim Pope | 21 August 2023

Irrespective of the model for delivering the functions of LEPs,  transferring responsibility into...

SOCIAL CARE

National Partnership Agreement needs strong engagement and sustainable funding

By Cllr David Fothergill | 21 August 2023

Without careful planning, the ‘Right Care, Right Person’ approach risks adding to the burden on p...

HEALTH

The reality of council finances remain: the system is broken

By Heather Jameson | 16 August 2023

What is surprising is the IFS report which concluded that council funding is broken was commissio...

DATA

Keeping the hares in their bushes

By Tracie Langley | 16 August 2023

Cornwall Council's biggest challenge will be to ensure the data used by the DLUHC to create the c...

WHITEHALL

Time to bring in the experts

By Michael Burton | 16 August 2023

With public sector reform back on the agenda and Whitehall under critical scrutiny, Michael Burto...

PUBLIC HEALTH

Centralisation is the real problem in the ULEZ debate

By Zoë Billingham | 16 August 2023

While mayors are grappling with the implications of facing the important issue of air quality, ce...

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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

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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

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