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PLANNING
Planning change labelled 'catastrophic'
By Martin Ford | 25 April 2025
Ministers have been told proposals aimed at speeding up planning approval for infrastructure proj...
FINANCE
Funding review must not only be evidence-led, but needs-led
By By Simon Edwards | 10 April 2025
County areas face a double whammy if the Government uses funding reform to focus resources dispro...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
LGA updates business plan amid reorganisation shake-up
By Dan Peters | 09 April 2025
The Local Government Association (LGA) is working on a new business plan as mayors increasingly r...
LEGAL
EXCLUSIVE: Sector bodies decline to join legal challenge
By Dan Peters | 03 April 2025
The County Councils’ Network (CCN) and Rural Services’ Network (RSN) will not financially support...
SEND
SEND deficits 'ticking' clock, CCN warns
By William Eichler | 21 March 2025
County council leaders have warned that ‘unmanageable’ special educational needs and disabilities...
REORGANISATION
LGR plans could pose social care threat
By Martin Ford | 19 March 2025
‘Seismic’ changes brought about by local government reorganisation could pose a threat to social ...
REORGANISATION
Government insists counties hand over reorganisation data
By Paul Marinko | 14 March 2025
The Government has insisted district councils should be given access to data by county councils t...
FINANCE
Finance warning amid growth fears
By Joe Lepper | 13 March 2025
Pressures on local government could become more acute amid fears of ‘lacklustre’ growth, sector e...
REORGANISATION
Consultants earn from reorganisation shake-up
By Dan Peters | 12 March 2025
Under-threat councils have commissioned expensive consultants amid the reorganisation shake-up.
REORGANISATION
Social care disaggregation cost could hit £500m a year, CCN claims
By Dan Peters | 07 March 2025
The annual recurring cost of splitting up and duplicating county council social care services int...
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Chief Executive
circa £240,000
The Royal Borough of Greenwich is synonymous with iconic London landmarks Apply for this job
Executive Director Finance and Resources
£168,135 to £230,985
Westminster City Council is no ordinary local authority. Apply for this job
Assistant Director – Regulatory Services
£71,202 - £77,495 per annum - plus benefits package
Derbyshire is a county of proud communities, beautiful landscapes and ambitious growth. Apply for this job
- Minister says chief candidates must have 'critical skillset'
- EXCLUSIVE: Surrey skips reorganisation redesign ahead of reorganisation
- Reform UK council leader calls for 'cancellation' of reorganisation
- Using the 'evidence pie' for better local government decision-making
- How to do council research partnerships
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