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ECONOMIC GROWTH
Does it work? Measuring impact for community wealth building
By Tom Lloyd Goodwin | 26 April 2023
A new paper shows that community wealth building in the city of Preston is having a positive impa...
COMBINED AUTHORITY
The problem with the levelling up cake
By Professor Graeme Atherton | 25 April 2023
Handing out funding from targeted pots and through competitive bidding leads to big disparities i...
DEVOLUTION
Report shows stark variations in levelling up funding
By Ann McGauran | 25 April 2023
Competitive bidding has led to a £0.5bn gap in levelling up cash between the best and least funde...
SCRUTINY
Give locals a seat at the table
By Courtney Stephenson | 12 April 2023
Providing MPs the ability to scrutinise policy implemented by combined authorities does nothing t...
SCRUTINY
Accountability is not a one-way street
By Jessica Studdert | 04 April 2023
Even if Oflog starts life with a light touch, 'there’s little to guard against mission creep seve...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Transferring LEP functions to upper tier councils goes with the policy grain
By James Maker | 04 April 2023
The County Councils’ Network will be engaging Government to ensure the transfer of LEPs is compat...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Councils need a longer-term funding plan
By Cllr Izzy Seccombe | 28 March 2023
The Budget, while it contained positive announcements, left the Local Government Association disa...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
North Northamptonshire chief to join combined authority
By Martin Ford | 27 March 2023
Rob Bridge has been appointed chief executive officer of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Stockport's powerhouse regeneration
By Martin Ford | 21 March 2023
At the vanguard of the Mayoral Development Corporation model, Stockport’s groundbreaking £500m To...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Why wait?
By Charlotte Alldritt | 21 March 2023
The Budget signals big steps for devolution, but the chancellor could do much for local governmen...
Director of Law and Governance
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Director of Law and Governance
up to £140,445 per annum
Leading with integrity. Governing with confidence. Delivering for Islington. Apply for this job
Chief Executive
c.£235,000
In April 2027, West Surrey Council will become one of England's largest new unitary authorities Apply for this job
Business Manager – Knowsley Safeguarding Children Partnership (KSCP)
£54,703 - £60,044
Knowsley Council is an award-winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the Municipal Journal Awards 2024. Apply for this job
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