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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Citizen engagement: a new paradigm for local government
By Jason Lowther | 01 July 2025
Citizen engagement is sometimes treated as something at the margins of decision-making, but a new...
LEADERSHIP
'It's time to act'
By Dan Peters | 26 June 2025
More than seven out of 10 women feel there is not enough of a gender balance at the most senior o...
FINANCE
Legal warning over Reform's pension plans
By Dan Peters | 26 June 2025
A legal expert has warned Reform UK councils will not be able to slash local authority pensions.
POLICY
Reorganisation 'damage will take years to repair'
By Martin Ford | 25 June 2025
Concerns have been voiced over the role of proposed neighbourhood area committees in newly reorga...
REORGANISATION
Nine out of 10 councillors 'may be lost due to LGR in shire areas'
By Ann McGauran | 25 June 2025
Nine out of 10 councillors may be lost in shire areas in local government reorganisation, academi...
PEOPLE
Council chiefs feature in King's Birthday Honours List
By Martin Ford | 16 June 2025
Leading figures from the local government sector were among those awarded the most prestigious ti...
POLITICS
Hollinrake warning over DOGE request
By Dan Peters | 13 June 2025
Requests for data by Reform UK’s DOGE unit are a ‘cyber-security disaster waiting to happen’, sha...
POLITICS
Reform councils try to get ahead of DOGE reviews
By Joe Lepper | 12 June 2025
Two Reform-led councils have started their own DOGE-style efficiency reviews ahead of a visit fro...
REORGANISATION
Reorganisation savings warning
By Dan Peters | 10 June 2025
The most senior district councillor in the country has warned it could take up to a decade before...
TRANSFORMATION
CCN chair in health rejig warning
By Dan Peters | 10 June 2025
Health services could deteriorate under proposed changes to Integrated Care Boards, a senior loca...
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West Oxfordshire District Council is seeking an exceptional and forward-thinking Director of Place Apply for this job
Registered Manager - Children's Home - WMF2725e
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This post is a crucial leadership role within the exciting new Westmorland and Furness children’s home service area. Apply for this job
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