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ECONOMIC GROWTH
Budget 2016: New mayors as 'devolution revolution takes hold'
By Dan Peters | 16 March 2016
New elected mayors for English counties and southern cities have been announced by chancellor Geo...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Counties hit back at districts choosing their own devo path
By Sam Clayden | 15 March 2016
Two county councils have hit back after their attempts to broker devolution deals have been stymi...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Voters give a firm 'no' to directly-elected mayor
By Jamie Hailstone | 15 March 2016
Voters in Bath and North East Somerset have rejected calls for a directly-elected mayor.
WHITEHALL
Budget 2016: Devo deals falter at final hurdle
By Dan Peters | 15 March 2016
Government efforts to get a raft of non-metropolitan devolution deals signed off in time for toda...
HEALTH
Future of devolution difficult to predict
By Andrew Walker | 15 March 2016
Andrew Walker, policy researcher for the Local Government Information Unit think-tank, looks at t...
WHITEHALL
Cumbria devolution deal unlikely after stand-off
By Dan Peters | 14 March 2016
A devolution deal announcement for Cumbria in this week’s Budget looks unlikely after local leade...
WHITEHALL
Councils sign up to social care precept
By Jamie Hailstone | 11 March 2016
Most local authorities in England have taken advantage of the Government’s new social care precep...
WHITEHALL
'Stop the devolution chaos'
By Heather Jameson | 01 March 2016
Greg Clark defends devolution strategy in The MJ interview – as Oxfordshire reorganisation propos...
BUSINESS
First ever council solar bond launched
By William Eichler | 25 February 2016
Swindon BC has launched the UK’s first ever council solar bond.
FINANCE
Leese attacks mayoral candidates and rules himself out
By Dan Peters | 24 February 2016
Sir Richard Leese has launched an astonishing broadside at those vying to become Greater Manchest...
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Grade 12 35 hours, Permanent
Are you passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people with complex Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)? 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
Assistant Director People Commissioning
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Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
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