WHITEHALL

Pickles takes final axe to spending watchdog

By Heather Jameson | 24 March 2015

Communities secretary Eric Pickles has put the final nail in the coffin of the Audit Commission, ...

FINANCE

Hopkins promises to 'respond robustly' to legal threat

By Dan Peters | 20 March 2015

Local government minister Kris Hopkins has said his department will ‘respond robustly’ to Greenwi...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Inspection isn't working – so what's next?

By Heather Jameson | 17 March 2015

The communities and local government committee’s roasting of Ofsted will come as no surprise to t...

HEALTH

EXCLUSIVE: Call to share more data

By Dan Peters | 17 March 2015

Leading lights in the Troubled Families programme have called for more data to be shared, with th...

WHITEHALL

Corridors of Power: The real Budget speech

17 March 2015

Having accidentally swallowed a truth drug the Chancellor makes his Budget speech….

FINANCE

Pickles backs plans for transformation roll-out

By Heather Jameson | 16 March 2015

The Government has backed plans to roll out a troubled families-style approach to other services,...

LEGAL

Pickles: Councils acting out James Bond fantasies

By Heather Jameson | 13 March 2015

Councils were accused of ‘acting out their James Bond fantasies’ by communities secretary Eric Pi...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Cyprus chief replacement to leave weeks after joining

By Heather Jameson | 12 March 2015

Thurrock Council chief executive Graham Farrant has announced he is to take up a new post as boss...

ERIC PICKLES

Pickles moves to target more councils

By Dan Peters | 10 March 2015

Communities secretary Eric Pickles has said he is ‘minded’ to direct Hackney, Newham and Waltham ...

HUMOUR

Barking parking

10 March 2015

As communities secretary, Eric Pickles has been accused of not caring, but Diary was heartened th...

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Legal Services Manager & Deputy Monitoring Officer

£52,381 - £54,523 per annum (pay award pending)

Mansfield District Council is offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced Lawyer. Apply for this job

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Assistant Director of Streetscene, Community Safety and Enforcement

£63,391 - £70,094 per annum (pay award pending)

Our corporate vision is to be a dynamic, self sufficient and flexible Council that delivers excellent services Apply for this job

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Director of Culture, Leisure, and Tourism

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