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FINANCE
A new opportunity to grasp old challenges
By Owen Mapley | 12 July 2024
Securing funding stability, public trust and greater collaboration are among the priorities for C...
DEVOLUTION
Re-setting and re-shaping our regions
By Laura Hughes | 10 July 2024
More devolution is one of the key legacies of the Conservative government, but how will a Labour ...
LOCAL AUDIT
Beyond local audit's backlog
By Neil Harris | 10 July 2024
A new government brings an opportunity to implement longer-term reforms to local audit and help s...
COMBINED AUTHORITY
Devolution: arresting the downward spiral
By Paul Collier | 10 July 2024
Paul Collier says, thanks to combined authorities, many broken regions will have the agency requi...
GENERAL ELECTION
So much to be done and it all starts now
By Heather Jameson | 10 July 2024
A commitment to devolve down must include regional, sub-regional, local and hyper-local governmen...
GENERAL ELECTION
Unpicking what 'hard choices' means
By Caroline Green | 10 July 2024
Hard choices need to be not only about things we cannot afford in the short-term, but the things ...
GENERAL ELECTION
Make space for a better place
By Evie John | 10 July 2024
Evie John sets out her hopes for a government confident enough to create the conditions of succes...
PROCUREMENT
Time for a Duty of Public Value
By Mo Baines | 09 July 2024
An expansive ‘Duty of Public Value', as opposed to Best Value would allow decisions to be made th...
LEADERSHIP
Jurgen Klopp would have made a good council chief executive
By Blair McPherson | 09 July 2024
Jurgen Klopp was very successful at improving performance within a budget, and in another life wo...
GENERAL ELECTION
As ever the challenge will be execution
By By Ben Page | 09 July 2024
If parties campaign in poetry and govern in prose, after a thrilling campaign, the fun starts her...
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- EXCLUSIVE: Outgoing Solace president issues rewiring the state warning
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- Solace standards report highlights lack of police engagement
Assistant Director of Legal and Governance (Deputy Monitoring Officer)
£91,639 to £99,427
We are seeking someone with a strong grounding in local government law and governance, or experience gained in a similar environment. Apply for this job
Head of Skills and Opportunity
£80,737 - £89,465
You will be at the heart of a rapidly changing education, employment and skills landscape. Apply for this job
Director of Planning and Building Control
up to £140,000
Our new director will play a key role at the heart of the Council’s ambitious agenda for place‐based growth and regeneration. Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Outgoing Solace president issues rewiring the state warning
- Chiefs weigh up career costs of LGR pause
- Local government: Time for tougher standards to deal with abuse and bullying
- Local government pandemic planning criticised by Covid Inquiry
- Solace standards report highlights lack of police engagement
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