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AUDIT
EXCLUSIVE: Auditors look into chief's £327k payoff
By Dan Peters | 02 April 2025
Auditors are assessing an objection to Thanet DC’s accounts after an ex-councillor said they shou...
LEGAL
Former Liverpool director denies bribery
By Dan Peters | 31 March 2025
Liverpool City Council’s former head of regeneration Nick Kavanagh has denied two counts of bribe...
LEGAL
Former Liverpool mayor charged with bribery
By Martin Ford | 07 March 2025
Ex-Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson is among a dozen people charged with bribery and misconduct today.
LEGAL
Legal claims against councils hit 10-year high
By Joe Lepper | 05 March 2025
Judicial review applications against councils have hit a 10-year high, analysis of High Court cas...
LEGAL
Council leader: Legally challenging grant axing worthwhile
By Dan Peters | 28 February 2025
North Yorkshire Council’s legal action against the Government over a £14m funding cut could cost ...
REGULATION
Regulator reprimands councils over legal failures
By Dan Peters | 27 February 2025
The Information Commissioner’s Office has reprimanded both Glasgow and Edinburgh city councils fo...
POLITICS
Government announces 'sweeping transformation' in response to Grenfell inquiry
By William Eichler | 26 February 2025
Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner committed the Government to ‘greater accountability’ and ‘str...
LEGAL
Deal suspends 'mass litigation' against councils
By Dan Peters | 25 February 2025
A deal has been struck to suspend debt-ridden Thurrock Council’s ‘mass litigation’ against 23 oth...
GRENFELL INQUIRY
Grenfell council stands by contractor ban despite legal threat
By Emily Twinch | 24 February 2025
Kensington and Chelsea LBC is standing by its ban of a contractor involved in Grenfell Tower’s re...
REORGANISATION
Slicing districts could slow LGR for fast-track areas
By By Heather Jameson and Dan Peters | 17 February 2025
Cutting across district boundaries to make new unitaries could create a backlog of legislation an...
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- Recruitment challenges restricting pace of Sandwell improvement, peers find
- Epping Forest ends legal fight over asylum hotel
- EXCLUSIVE: LGA reduces transparency of key meeting
- Future Forum: Councils must put 'rules and tools' in place ahead of political change
- Future Forum: Reorganisation threat to transformation
Engineering Team Manager (Transportation)
£53,460 - £56,732
Premium jobLead the way. Shape Calderdale’s transport future. Apply for this job
Programme Director (LGR Transition)
£121k – £134k (fixed term 2 years with option to extend)
Hertfordshire is embarking on one of the most significant transformations in its public services for a generation. Apply for this job
Lead Technical Architect
£51,356 - £55,539 per annum
Are you ready to step into a pivotal leadership role where your vision will define the future of the council’s entire technology landscape? Apply for this job
- Recruitment challenges restricting pace of Sandwell improvement, peers find
- Epping Forest ends legal fight over asylum hotel
- EXCLUSIVE: LGA reduces transparency of key meeting
- Future Forum: Councils must put 'rules and tools' in place ahead of political change
- Future Forum: Reorganisation threat to transformation
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