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LONDON COUNCILS
Councils defend housing enforcement record
By Martin Ford | 06 September 2022
MPs raised doubts over councils' commitment to enforcing housing standards in the private sector.
WHITEHALL
Sector bids for key Covid inquiry role
By Dan Peters | 05 September 2022
Local government is bidding to have a key role in the looming coronavirus inquiry.
FINANCE
Call for inflation support from Truss
By Martin Ford | 05 September 2022
Councils have warned of service cuts if new Prime Minister Liz Truss fails to provide further fin...
FINANCE
£1bn COVID grant still to be paid out to businesses
By Dan Peters | 30 August 2022
More than £1bn of the 2021-22 COVID-19 Additional Relief Fund (CARF) had not been paid out by the...
SCRUTINY
A spotlight on scrutiny
By Ed Hammond | 29 August 2022
Ed Hammond looks at some of the factors that contribute to the effectiveness of scrutiny, and hig...
PAY
We need less inspection and more prevention
By Heather Jameson | 17 August 2022
Most councils have nothing to fear from plans for an Office for Local Government (Oflog), says He...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Oflog bandwagon rolls
By Dan Peters | 17 August 2022
Large-scale drive begins for local government office despite current squeeze on civil service rec...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Government launches peer review survey
By Paul Marinko | 15 August 2022
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DHLUC) has launched a survey into the L...
BUSINESS RATES
We need commitment over funding reform timetables
09 August 2022
Tracy Bingham hopes the two-year funding settlement will still happen - 'but we need to know what...
WHITEHALL
MPs call for return of hybrid council meetings
By Dan Peters | 08 August 2022
A cross-party coalition of MPs has called for the power for local authorities to hold hybrid coun...
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Area Team Leader - Development Management
£51,356 - £53,460
This is an exciting time to join the Kirklees Council Development Management team. Apply for this job
Resource Manager
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
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