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LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Oxford forges ahead with CA plans
By Heather Jameson | 10 January 2017
Oxford City Council is pushing forward with plans for a county-wide combined authority after dump...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Lord Porter chips in
10 January 2017
When the chips are down, Local Government Association chairman Gary Porter is not normally one to...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Shaping reorganisation around economic growth
By Abdool Kara | 10 January 2017
Abdool Kara argues economic growth should be a key design principle in any reorganisation debate.
FINANCE
Looming elections raise doubts over use of social care precept
By James Evison | 09 January 2017
A half-a-billion pound ‘black hole’ in adult social care budgets could be created because of loom...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Newham chief executive among New Year Honours
By Laura Sharman | 03 January 2017
Chief executives, directors and council leaders have been recognised in the New Year’s Honours li...
WHITEHALL
Improvement budget cut 'risks vital work'
By William Eichler | 03 January 2017
Whitehall risks undermining council-maintained schools by dramatically cutting their improvement ...
FINANCE
Care fears ahead of finance settlement
By Jamie Hailstone | 13 December 2016
Chief executives have warned ministers against using council tax to fund social care, as a survey...
COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
Get Carter!
06 December 2016
The leader of Kent CC and chairman of the County Councils’ Network, Cllr Paul Carter, knows how t...
WHITEHALL
We want a unitary call is too simple
By Chris Sinnott | 05 December 2016
Chorley BC’s director of policy and governance, Chris Sinnott, on why his council’s latest reorga...
DCLG
Is Manchester united or is it a city?
By Heather Jameson | 23 November 2016
The search for two new chief executives in Manchester raises important questions of who really ho...
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- EXCLUSIVE: Outgoing Solace president issues rewiring the state warning
- Chiefs weigh up career costs of LGR pause
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- Local government pandemic planning criticised by Covid Inquiry
- Solace standards report highlights lack of police engagement
Assistant Director of Legal and Governance (Deputy Monitoring Officer)
£91,639 to £99,427
We are seeking someone with a strong grounding in local government law and governance, or experience gained in a similar environment. Apply for this job
Head of Skills and Opportunity
£80,737 - £89,465
You will be at the heart of a rapidly changing education, employment and skills landscape. Apply for this job
Director of Planning and Building Control
up to £140,000
Our new director will play a key role at the heart of the Council’s ambitious agenda for place‐based growth and regeneration. Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Outgoing Solace president issues rewiring the state warning
- Chiefs weigh up career costs of LGR pause
- Local government: Time for tougher standards to deal with abuse and bullying
- Local government pandemic planning criticised by Covid Inquiry
- Solace standards report highlights lack of police engagement
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