FINANCE

Redditch slapped with rare Section 24

By Dan Peters | 26 July 2019

Auditor Grant Thornton has slapped Redditch BC with a rare Section 24 notice and urged it to take...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Children's services progress 'slow and uneven'

By Paul Marinko | 22 July 2019

Ofsted has described the progress of Reading BC to improve its children’s services as ‘slow, unev...

FINANCE

New shared leadership team for council pair

By Paul Marinko | 22 July 2019

Two councils that recently reinstated the position of joint chief executive have laid out plans t...

WHITEHALL

Brum tourist tax call from ex-ministers

By Dan Peters | 22 July 2019

Former ministers have called for a tourist tax to be trialled in Birmingham to help fund the Comm...

COUNCILLORS

A 700-page turner

17 July 2019

What’s the longest cabinet or committee meeting agenda you’ve come across? 100 pages? 300?

FINANCE

Havering 'can look both ways'

By Dan Peters | 10 July 2019

Havering LBC’s chief executive has insisted that the council can look towards both London and Ess...

COUNCILLORS

Ten years of shining a light on the exceptional work of councillors

By Jonathan Carr-West | 09 July 2019

The Local Government Information Unit’s (LGiU) Cllr Achievement Awards – now in their 10th year –...

COUNCIL TAX

We need a more nuanced conversation around trust

By Ben Page | 09 July 2019

Ben Page says that while trust in central Government has fallen in both Britain and the US since ...

FINANCE

'Legacy issues' delay South Ribble accounts

By Martin Ford | 09 July 2019

The leader of South Ribble BC has told councillors the authority will miss the statutory deadline...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

County Councils Network announces next chairman

By Martin Ford | 05 July 2019

The County Councils Network (CCN) has announced that Hertfordshire CC leader Cllr David Williams ...

frederica-diamanta

Chief Executive Officer and Head of Paid Service

up to £165k plus Returning Officer Fees

Are you interested in applying for one of the best jobs in local government? Apply for this job

Stevenage Borough Council

Head of Strategic Planning and Housing

£56,080 to £59,525 per annum

As we develop our new Local Plan, we are looking for talented people to help us turn that vision into a reality. Apply for this job

Ribble Valley Borough Council

Hospital Social Worker

ME11 - ME13 £41,964 -£50,646

We are looking for a qualified Social Worker with a personality of someone with drive, determination and vision Apply for this job

London Borough of Merton

frederica-diamanta

Chief Executive Officer and Head of Paid Service

up to £165k plus Returning Officer Fees

Are you interested in applying for one of the best jobs in local government? Apply for this job

Stevenage Borough Council

Head of Strategic Planning and Housing

£56,080 to £59,525 per annum

As we develop our new Local Plan, we are looking for talented people to help us turn that vision into a reality. Apply for this job

Ribble Valley Borough Council

Hospital Social Worker

ME11 - ME13 £41,964 -£50,646

We are looking for a qualified Social Worker with a personality of someone with drive, determination and vision Apply for this job

London Borough of Merton