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WHITEHALL
'Clarity' promised on waste reforms
By Martin Ford | 12 September 2023
More certainty on the Government’s waste reform programme has been promised after mandarins were ...
PLANNING
Is Gove getting his houses in order?
By Duncan Flynn | 11 September 2023
Changes to the rules on nutrient neutrality may be a welcome boost for the housing sector, says D...
HOUSING
The stats don't lie: we need a plan to tackle the affordable housing crisis
By Cllr Hannah Dalton | 04 September 2023
Urgent action is needed to give councils the financial firepower to drive a significant increase ...
ENVIRONMENT
Gove to ease nutrient neutrality requirements
By Mark Conrad | 29 August 2023
Ministers have announced they will ease divisive development rules on water pollution blamed for ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Devolution: keeping it local, making it work
By Trevor Holden | 23 August 2023
The current drive to move things to upper tier authorities in two tier areas runs a real risk of ...
PLANNING
Keep it communal
By Cllr Barry Wood | 15 August 2023
Former levelling up secretary Greg Clark is wrong to advocate shifting planning from district to ...
PLANNING
DCN hits back against call for planning to shift to upper-tier
09 August 2023
The District Councils’ Network (DCN) has rejected a call by former local government secretary Gre...
WHITEHALL
Waste consistency plans still going ahead, Whitehall insists
By Dan Peters | 26 July 2023
Whitehall officials have insisted they are continuing to push ahead with waste consistency plans ...
WHITEHALL
Ending asylum hotel use would back UK 'into a corner'
By Martin Ford | 25 July 2023
The UK should not back itself ‘into a corner’ and exclude hotels as part of the solution to soari...
WHITEHALL
Scrutinising migration
By Mark Conrad | 24 July 2023
With asylum and immigration sure to feature in political debates ahead of a General Election, wha...
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- LGA proposes alternative to commissioners
- Council changes approach to providers after contract collapse
- Manchester 'won't rest' until behaviour concerns addressed
- EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs push for councils to be viewed equally as Government seeks to rewire the state
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Chief Executive
Competitive Salary
You will lead an organisation with ambition, complexity and reach, while helping shape the future of a place Apply for this job
Director of Family Help & Children’s Social Care
Up to £123,477
To help drive this vision forward, we’re seeking an exceptional Director of Family Help & Children’s Social Care. Apply for this job
Deputy Director Children’s Services (Director of Children’s Social Care)
Competitive Salary
Reporting to the Director of Children’s Services, you will lead services across one of England Apply for this job
- LGA proposes alternative to commissioners
- Council changes approach to providers after contract collapse
- Manchester 'won't rest' until behaviour concerns addressed
- EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs push for councils to be viewed equally as Government seeks to rewire the state
- Local government reorganisation: Financial sustainability amid uncertainty
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