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INTERVENTION
Council at risk of MHCLG intervention backs urgent reforms
By William Eichler | 21 November 2025
Isle of Wight Council has backed urgent reforms after an independent report warned it risked Gove...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Stalled salaries risk weakening councils' top talent pool
By Paul Marinko | 20 November 2025
The news that council chief executives' salaries are failing to keep pace with inflation will onl...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs' pay slump
By Dan Peters | 20 November 2025
Chief executives’ advertised salaries drop below four-year inflation rate, The MJ’s data analysis...
PEOPLE
Lincolnshire set to name chief executive
By Martin Ford | 18 November 2025
Andrew Crookham is set to become the next chief executive of Lincolnshire CC.
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: DCN looks to 'evolve'
By Dan Peters | 18 November 2025
Chief executives and leaders have been invited to three in-person regional workshops as the Distr...
PEOPLE
Hartlepool managing director to retire
By Martin Ford | 18 November 2025
Hartlepool BC managing director Denise McGuckin has announced she is to retire after nearly 30 ye...
WORKFORCE
Former civil servant to get top council job
By Dan Peters | 14 November 2025
Bath & North East Somerset Council is expected to appoint its director of sustainable communities...
PEOPLE
Buckinghamshire chief executive announces departure
By Dan Peters | 14 November 2025
Buckinghamshire Council’s chief executive has announced her move next year to take the top job at...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Review finds council failures ahead of Sara Sharif murder
By William Eichler | 14 November 2025
Children’s services in Surrey failed to identify abuse suffered by 10-year-old Sara Sharif before...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
EXCLUSIVE: Cuts expected after LGA overhaul
By Dan Peters | 13 November 2025
Organisation agrees to new future operating model as chief executive promises ‘step change in how...
Assistant Director People Commissioning
£99,433 to £112,411
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
Strategic Director Environment
£159,862 to £167,495
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
Strategic Director Adult Social Care and Health
£159,862 to £167,495
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
- Essex threatens legal action over reorganisation
- Bringing skills from the private sector into a council isn't simply a career shift
- Council workers offered 3.3% pay rise in 'full and final' deal
- Final reorganisation decisions for four priority areas announced
- Regions facing grant cut as fiscal overhaul takes shape
Assistant Director People Commissioning
£99,433 to £112,411
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
Strategic Director Environment
£159,862 to £167,495
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
Strategic Director Adult Social Care and Health
£159,862 to £167,495
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
- Essex threatens legal action over reorganisation
- Bringing skills from the private sector into a council isn't simply a career shift
- Council workers offered 3.3% pay rise in 'full and final' deal
- Final reorganisation decisions for four priority areas announced
- Regions facing grant cut as fiscal overhaul takes shape
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