WHITEHALL

Call for 'long overdue' data collection review

By Dan Peters | 03 June 2019

A ‘root and branch review of Government data collection’ has been called for by the Chartered Ins...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

MHCLG failure to recruit chief scientific adviser 'astounding'

By Mike Yuille | 03 June 2019

An ongoing failure by Marsham Street to recruit a Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) is ‘astounding,’...

WHITEHALL

Dawes orders review of review after ministry makes same error again

By Dan Peters | 03 June 2019

The Government may have to pay out up to £15m to councils after it made yet another error in its ...

FINANCE

Councils on reserves danger list named

By Dan Peters | 28 May 2019

Eleven councils in danger of running out of reserves have been publicly named in the face of cont...

WHITEHALL

MHCLG staff return to usual roles after Brexit build-up

By Dan Peters | 28 May 2019

Most Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) staff have returned to their u...

WHITEHALL

Fair funding review 'credibility' warning

By Dan Peters | 24 May 2019

The fair funding review could ‘lack credibility’ unless the Government steps up efforts to gather...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA misses peer review target

By Heather Jameson | 24 May 2019

The Local Government Association (LGA) has missed its target to halve the number of councils that...

FINANCE

What is local government really worth?

By Heather Jameson | 22 May 2019

Does all the ambition for local government come down to core service and self-sustainability, ask...

FINANCE

Talking about the bespoke approach

By Dan Peters | 22 May 2019

Dan Peters reports from a recent round table hosted by The MJ and the National Audit Office, whic...

WHITEHALL

Business rates relief control call

By Dan Peters | 20 May 2019

District councils have called for full control over the business rates relief that is awarded in ...

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Chief Digital and Information Officer

£88,679 to £103,255

Now is a great time to look at joining Reading. Apply for this job

Reading Borough Council

Executive Director, Operations

£97,601 per annum

Ashfield is thriving. We are proud of our district and our ambition is to be ‘great’ across all our services. Apply for this job

Ashfield District Council

Assistant Director Legal, Governance and Coroners (Monitoring Officer)

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Rochdale Borough Council is looking for a pioneering, passionate and proud Assistant Director of Legal, Governance and Coroners (Monitoring Officer). Apply for this job

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