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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Does our place-shaping role risk being imperilled?
By Anonymous | 04 November 2019
An anonymous writer ponders the incongruity between what the centre expects from local government...
LICENSING
Outdated taxi laws putting public at risk, councils warn
By Laura Sharman | 01 November 2019
Whitehall has been urged to reform 'outdated and flawed' taxi laws by the Local Government Associ...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
All roads lead to Xmas
29 October 2019
Those of a Bah Humbug persuasion who annually moan about Christmas starting earlier and earlier s...
COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
Councils 'set up to fail' on SEND
By Ann McGauran | 29 October 2019
A committee of MPs has acknowledged the Government’s proposal for a significant increase in high ...
FINANCE
Hold SEND balances centrally or provide 'sufficient funding'
By Ann McGauran | 28 October 2019
The special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) crisis should be tackled by providing ‘suff...
WHITEHALL
LGA fears over audit delays
By Dan Peters | 28 October 2019
Problems with completing a large number of audits on time could lead to councils being penalised,...
FINANCE
Moving up to the next level
By Ann McGauran | 23 October 2019
Earlier this year, Suffolk CC’s peer challenge report said the time was right to drive leadership...
SKILLS
'If you want to see my achievements look around you'
By Paul Wheeler | 23 October 2019
It is the four political offices at the LGA who have ensured consistent political support and the...
HUMAN RESOURCES
One magic wish for change
By Kathy O’Leary | 23 October 2019
The answers given by prospective strategic directors of resources and place to the question of wh...
WHITEHALL
Jenrick in new anti-semitism drive
By Paul Marinko | 22 October 2019
Communities secretary Robert Jenrick has written to every council in the country calling on them ...
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Executive Director Adult Social Care and Health (DASS)
£161,239 - £177,363 plus benefits
This is not a maintenance role. It is a transformation leadership opportunity: to bring services and cultures together. Apply for this job
Assistant Director of Legal and Governance (Deputy Monitoring Officer)
£91,639 to £99,427
We are seeking someone with a strong grounding in local government law and governance, or experience gained in a similar environment. Apply for this job
Head of Major Projects
MG 1/2 -£86,283 - £93,102 per annum
Help shape Merton’s future Apply for this job
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