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Professional body for monitoring officers to be launched this month
By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 06 November 2025
Launch of professional body for monitoring officers will add to those already established for chief executives and chief finance officers.
EXCLUSIVE: Succession headache for sector
By Dan Peters | 05 November 2025
Councils are ‘on the brink of staffing crisis’ due to their ageing workforce, public sector trading organisation Commercial Services Group (CSG) has warned.
EXCLUSIVE: Recent appointments dominate top tier cohort
By Dan Peters | 06 November 2025
More than four out of five (81%) top tier council chief executives have been appointed in the last five years, research has revealed.
Professional body for monitoring officers to be launched this month
By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 06 November 2025
Launch of professional body for monitoring officers will add to those already established for chi...
Fears Pride in Place sidelines rural areas
By Martin Ford | 06 November 2025
Concerns have been raised that rural areas will miss out on the Pride in Place programme.
EXCLUSIVE: Recent appointments dominate top tier cohort
By Dan Peters | 06 November 2025
More than four out of five (81%) top tier council chief executives have been appointed in the las...
Acting chief gets permanent role
By Dan Peters | 06 November 2025
Havant BC’s acting chief executive Matt Goodwin will start in the role permanently on Monday foll...
Employer-led vanguards to tackle workplace ill-health
By Lee Peart | 05 November 2025
Employer-led vanguards including mayoral combined authorities will drive forward Government plans...
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Director of Public Health
£123,000 - £139,000 plus up to £10,000 relocation expenses
Your opportunity to make a huge impact. Apply for this job
Service Director Children’s Quality & Improvement
c.£110,000
Innovation. Community. Impact. Apply for this job
Assistant Director of Communications
£80,216 - £89,556 + relocation support
The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Apply for this job
Why getting recruitment and retention right matters more than ever
By Martin Tucker | 06 November 2025
How to overcome transformation fatigue
By Rob Bradshaw | 06 November 2025
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Adding up the price of local government interventions
'As more councils in intervention increases, the price tag for commissioners is skyrocketing. Dan Peters crunches the numbers and commissioner Gavin Jones explains the case for value for money to Heather Jameson.'
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The new leader of the County Councils' Network sets out his vision
'As the County Councils’ Network gears up for its annual conference this month, new chair Matthew Hicks sets out his priorities and rebuts any suggestion of a rift with Reform UK. Ann McGauran reports.'
By Ann McGauran | 06 November 2025
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Unlocking the potential for a prosperous future in York and North Yorkshire
By Andy Kerr | 29 October 2025
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By Iain Simmons | 27 October 2025
Iain Simmons sets out the minimum requirements for an effective AI use policy which can be adapte...
Acting chief gets permanent role
By Dan Peters | 06 November 2025
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The new leader of the County Councils' Network sets out his vision
By Ann McGauran | 06 November 2025
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Integrating organisational psychology into reorganisation
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Leicester proposes merger with districts
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