Legal

By Martin Ford | 30 October 2023

Local authorities are currently ‘having to police thought’ in their counter-terrorism role, an ex...

Don't mess with Kiwis

24 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 ...

LEGAL

Red tape risk to levelling up

By Martin Ford | 06 October 2023

New rules around subsidies risk holding back levelling up efforts, according to analysis publishe...

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Our aim is to have a confident, skilled and productive workforce Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Director of Environment and Sustainability

£95,388 to £105,328

We’ve made a promising start, with the Commissioners’ report last summer recognising our substantial progress. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council

Assistant Chief Executive

£95,388 to £105,328

We’ve made a promising start, with the Commissioners’ report last summer recognising our substantial progress. Apply for this job

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