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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Autumn Statement: not what it says on the tin
By Kate Ogden | 24 November 2023
Kate Ogden says it seems likely either taxes will have to rise further, borrowing will have to ri...
HOUSING
Autumn Statement: Level 4 devolution unveiled
By Martin Ford | 22 November 2023
More powers will be offered to areas with a level 3 devolution deal, the Government has announced...
WHITEHALL
Expected devo boost in Autumn Statement
By Heather Jameson | 22 November 2023
Seven counties are expected to be among a swathe of non-mayoral devolution deals being lined up b...
WHITEHALL
Devo's the word – so what comes next?
By Heather Jameson | 21 November 2023
Michael Gove’s appearance at the County Councils’ Network conference this week may have been ill-...
DEVOLUTION
New Local deputy chief: 'Devolution is here to stay'
By Heather Jameson | 21 November 2023
Devolution is here to stay, but the next Government needs to decide what to do with it, a think-t...
DEVOLUTION
Plymouth pulls out of 'unreasonable' devolution deal
By Martin Ford | 17 November 2023
Plymouth City Council has withdrawn from a proposed devolution deal after its leader branded it ‘...
DEVOLUTION
Keeping the faith
By Heather Jameson | 15 November 2023
As local government battles with budgets and rising demand, Heather Jameson spoke to Leeds City C...
HOUSING
'Slim pickings and missed opportunities'
By Baroness Sharon Taylor OBE | 14 November 2023
Baroness Sharon Taylor reflects on the King's Speech, and says it's time to stop leaving councils...
DEVOLUTION
Sector waits for Downing Street to clear devolution announcement
By Martin Ford | 13 November 2023
Councils are hoping No10 will sign off an expansion of level two and level three devolution deals...
PLANNING
The next level begins
By Martin Ford | 08 November 2023
Last month saw the Levelling Up Act receive Royal Assent, but what will that actually mean for lo...
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- EXCLUSIVE: Councillor behaviour takes toll on chiefs, survey finds
- Basildon chief hits out at member behaviour
- Hampshire and Portsmouth to challenge local government reorganisation
- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
- Toxic member behaviour risks local government excellence
Director of Legal and Governance
£109,000
The new Cumbria Combined Authority has been established to unlock that potential. Apply for this job
Executive Director of Finance
£131,000
The new Cumbria Combined Authority has been established to unlock that potential. Apply for this job
Associate Director for Financial Management (Deputy Section 151 Officer)
£108,015 - £118,000 pa
Operational leadership that turns strategy into reality. Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Councillor behaviour takes toll on chiefs, survey finds
- Basildon chief hits out at member behaviour
- Hampshire and Portsmouth to challenge local government reorganisation
- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
- Toxic member behaviour risks local government excellence
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