Title
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Virtual insanity: Councils hit out at refusal to extend meeting rules
By Heather Jameson | 26 March 2021
Councils will not be able to hold virtual council meetings after 6 May after the Government refus...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Legal battle or virtual meetings fast-tracked to meet May deadline
By Heather Jameson | 25 March 2021
The legal battle to allow virtual meetings to continue after 6 May has taken a step forward after...
FINANCE
NHS backs down over business rates
By Dan Peters | 23 March 2021
NHS trusts have withdrawn their appeal against a High Court ruling that said they were not eligib...
LEGAL
Liverpool director dismissed
By Martin Ford | 23 March 2021
The director of regeneration at Liverpool City Council, Nick Kavanagh, has been dismissed ‘with i...
LEGAL
Organisations push ahead with legal action on remote meetings
By Martin Ford | 19 March 2021
Threats to launch a legal bid to allow remote council meetings to continue beyond the spring have...
SOCIAL CARE
Sleep-in shifts legal battle ends
By Martin Ford | 19 March 2021
A long-running legal challenge by care workers over pay worth £400m has been rejected by the Supr...
WHITEHALL
Landmark judgement brings rough sleeping clarity
By Dan Peters | 11 March 2021
Councils have the legal powers to help people with no recourse to public funds (NRPF) who are sle...
LEGAL
We want to make council procurement faster, fairer and more efficient
By Sam Rowbury | 10 March 2021
Consultation on the Transforming Public Procurement Green Paper closes today. Sam Rowbury says it...
LEGAL
Council officer 'misled' over Grenfell insulation
By Martin Ford | 08 March 2021
A building control officer has told the Grenfell Inquiry he was ‘misled’ into certifying insulati...
FINANCE
Councils' loans legal action fails
By Martin Ford | 26 February 2021
Councils are considering whether to appeal after a High Court judge threw out a bid to sue Barcla...
Executive Director of Corporate Resources (Section 151 Officer) & Deputy Chief Executive
£148,775 - £159,480
Premium jobThe role sits at the strategic core of the organisation Apply for this job
Director Children’s Social Care (Family Help and Safeguarding)
£104,196 (plus pay award pending)
You’ll join a supportive and ambitious leadership environment, with strong corporate Apply for this job
Assistant Director Housing
£111,533 to £119,774 plus relocation support
Housing is one of the most high profile and closely scrutinised areas in local government Apply for this job
Executive Director of Corporate Resources (Section 151 Officer) & Deputy Chief Executive
£148,775 - £159,480
Premium jobThe role sits at the strategic core of the organisation Apply for this job
Director Children’s Social Care (Family Help and Safeguarding)
£104,196 (plus pay award pending)
You’ll join a supportive and ambitious leadership environment, with strong corporate Apply for this job
Assistant Director Housing
£111,533 to £119,774 plus relocation support
Housing is one of the most high profile and closely scrutinised areas in local government Apply for this job
©2026 Hemming Group Limited. Registered in England and Wales. Registered No: 490200. VAT number GB342 023 408
