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FINANCE
Brum commissioners warn council will need further help to agree lawful budget
By Mark Conrad | 09 November 2023
Commissioners at Birmingham City Council have warned it will struggle to agree a lawful budget ne...
WHITEHALL
Calls to close extremism loopholes
By Martin Ford | 30 October 2023
Local authorities are currently ‘having to police thought’ in their counter-terrorism role, an ex...
LEGAL
Don't mess with Kiwis
25 October 2023
Diary couldn’t resist a chuckle when an email from the Home Office landed during a recent court h...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Home Office accused of misleading council over asylum plans
By Mark Conrad | 24 October 2023
The Home Office faces accusations in the High Court it misled a council over controversial plans ...
LEGAL
Local government lawyers: filling the age gaps
By Deborah Evans | 18 October 2023
Councils are struggling to recruit experienced lawyers due to the impact of historical cost cutti...
LEGAL
Call for elections indemnity
By Martin Ford | 11 October 2023
Elections officials should be granted indemnity against legal challenges resulting from the rollo...
LEGAL
Fishy business
11 October 2023
After a long delay, things finally appear to be going swimmingly for the goldfish of Redcar and C...
LEGAL
Stuttering Home Office needs to act for asylum children
By Heather Jameson | 11 October 2023
The National Transfer Scheme for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children is clearly overwhlemed and...
WHITEHALL
Home Office under fresh asylum pressure
By Martin Ford | 10 October 2023
The Home Office came under fresh pressure this week to overhaul the mandatory National Transfer S...
HUMAN RESOURCES
Employers downplay equal pay risk
By Mark Conrad | 09 October 2023
Smith Square is monitoring equal pay claims across the sector but remains confident the national ...
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Head of IT
£76,999 plus £3,000 car allowance and generous benefits package
As our new Head of IT, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of technology across the organisation. Apply for this job
Assistant Director – Law, Governance and HR (Monitoring Officer)
Up to £78,510 p.a. (pay award pending)
Lead governance, integrity and legal excellence in Rushcliffe. Apply for this job
Service Director – Adult Social Care
£106,769 to £114,229
We’re seeking an inspiring, strategic leader... Apply for this job
- LGA's first chair Lord Beecham dies
- LGR creates major challenges for the corporate services that many have reduced and pared back for years
- Calls grow to fast-track reorganisation in Kent
- When councils get desperate, they start being cultural liquidators
- Council receives first record-keeping watchdog warning
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