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ELECTIONS

MPs reject giving 16-17 year olds vote in local elections

By Thomas Bridge | 18 November 2015

Young people aged 16 an 17 will not be allowed to vote in local elections, after MPs rejected low...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

McMahon selected as Labour's by-election candidate

06 November 2015

Jeremy Corbyn has welcomed the selection of Oldham Council leader Jim McMahon as Labour’s candida...

ELECTIONS

EROs 'have had their day' in system that's open to fraud

By Thomas Bridge | 03 November 2015

A local government political expert has warned council electoral registration officers (ERO) have...

ELECTIONS

How to electrify electoral reform

By Thomas Bridge | 03 November 2015

Landmark reforms to electoral registration could transform local government’s role. Thomas Bridge...

MANAGEMENT

Tower Hamlets commissioners to hand back some powers

By Dan Peters | 29 October 2015

Government-appointed commissioners will hand back some of their powers to Tower Hamlets LBC mayor...

ELECTIONS

IER shift moves to December after Lords backing

By Thomas Bridge | 28 October 2015

Government efforts to fast-track transition to Individual Electoral Registration (IER) have been ...

ELECTIONS

EXCLUSIVE: Electoral register hub could be 'constrained' by Spending Review

By Thomas Bridge | 23 October 2015

A new ‘collaborative hub’ to support councils improve electoral registers is at risk of being hel...

FINANCE

Avoid being 'restrained' by elected mayoral model, councils warned

By Thomas Bridge | 22 October 2015

Councils must avoid being ‘restrained’ by the elected mayoral model if looking to unlock local gr...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

SOLACE Summit: Time to act to avoid elections 'car crash'

By Dan Peters | 08 October 2015

A council chief executive has issued a call to arms for her colleagues to put forward changes to ...

ELECTIONS

Who's making the decisions?

By Tracey Lee | 06 October 2015

With the transition of Individual Electoral Registration closing in December, Tracey Lee discusse...

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Talent Acquisition Lead (Manger)

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Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Principal Lawyer - Children and/or Adult Safeguarding

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Kirklees Metropolitan Council

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What You’ll Do This is a unique opportunity to step into a strategic role at the heart of industrial relations. As Industrial Relations & HR Polic... Apply for this job

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