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SOLACE
Bonne année French style
By Mike Bennett | 12 January 2023
The Mayors of communes in France host a fine civic tradition to welcome in the new year, celebrat...
FINANCE
Balancing Housing Revenue Account priorities
By Steve Partridge | 12 January 2023
Councils face a very difficult balancing act in relation to their Housing Revenue Accounts and ul...
EDUCATION
MATs are local and need to be civic players
By Jonathan Crossley-Holland | 12 January 2023
Research on multi-academy trusts highlights that most are locality based, despite 20 years of att...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
The state we're in is one of déjà vu
By Heather Jameson | 10 January 2023
We need to talk about the state of the state, and confront the crucial issue of how we pay for pu...
FINANCE
Time to get serious about inclusive growth
By Ben Lucas | 10 January 2023
Despite the problems confronting local places, Ben Lucas believes there are grounds for optimism.
SOLACE
So many failures looks like carelessness, as Oscar Wilde almost said
By Abdool Kara | 10 January 2023
Some combination of senior councillors and officers is at fault when it comes to council failures...
PLANNING
The planning system needs more resources to thrive
By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 10 January 2023
It isn’t so much the planning system that is broken – more the housing delivery system, says Cllr...
FINANCE
A review of funding is essential
By Patrick Melia | 10 January 2023
The repeatedly late publication of the provisional local government finance settlement is deeply ...
RECRUITMENT
A resurgent yet challenging market
By Ben Cox | 10 January 2023
Penna’s Ben Cox looks at key data and insights into the executive talent market spanning the last...
FINANCE
The political campaign starts now
By Jonathan Carr-West | 09 January 2023
The looming General Election means we’re unlikely to see radical progress in social care, local g...
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- More grief ahead as reorganisation is plunged into chaos
- Rayner orders review of local government reorganisation
- The local government reorganisation reset changes the recruitment brief
- Future Forum Midlands: Civil servants dismiss timetable speculation for LGR review
- Future Forum Midlands: Two councils using agentic AI for citizen contact
Chief Executive
£205,749 to £224,986
Premium jobNorth Yorkshire Council is seeking an exceptional leader to become our next Chief Executive. Apply for this job
Chief Executive
£competitive
We are looking for an exceptional senior leader with a strong record of leading change Apply for this job
Assistant Director Finance & Governance and Deputy Section 151 Officer
up to £121,526 + a monthly car allowance of £200 per month + fringe allowance of £753 per annum
You will lead a broad and influential portfolio including finance, revenues and benefits, procurement, audit, risk, insurance and corporate fraud. Apply for this job
- More grief ahead as reorganisation is plunged into chaos
- Rayner orders review of local government reorganisation
- The local government reorganisation reset changes the recruitment brief
- Future Forum Midlands: Civil servants dismiss timetable speculation for LGR review
- Future Forum Midlands: Two councils using agentic AI for citizen contact
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