FINANCE

Slough to make £200m capitalisation request

By Martin Ford | 29 July 2021

Slough Council is to ask the Government for a further capitalisation direction worth as much as £...

WHITEHALL

Government threatens borrowing cap return

By Dan Peters | 29 July 2021

The Government has threatened to apply statutory borrowing caps on councils that continue to expo...

FINANCE

Peers call for council tax reform

By Dan Peters | 26 July 2021

A cross-party chorus of peers has called for reform of the council tax system and new bands to be...

BUSINESS

Council cyber-attacks rocket

By Dan Peters | 23 July 2021

Cyber-attacks on UK council remote workers increased by 213% during the pandemic, Freedom of Info...

WHITEHALL

MHCLG to review local resilience forums

By Dan Peters | 21 July 2021

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is to review the role, responsibilities...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Who will crack care?

By Sir Bob Neill | 20 July 2021

The Government must raise enough funding to end the unsatisfactory adult social care system and e...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Minister fends off towns fund criticism

By Martin Ford | 15 July 2021

The Government aims to detail how the success of the towns fund will be judged before the summer ...

WHITEHALL

Government insists Everyone In is 'continuing'

By Dan Peters | 13 July 2021

The Government has insisted the Everyone In programme is ‘continuing’ despite reportedly suggesti...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Councils push back over reserves raid threat

By Dan Peters | 13 July 2021

Council chiefs have pushed back as the Treasury eyes up the sector’s reserves in the run up to th...

WHITEHALL

Section 114 chief: We will not be the last

By Dan Peters | 06 July 2021

Slough Council’s chief executive this week urged other sector bosses to ‘trust your intuition’ to...

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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