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FINANCE
Truss facing Tory pressure to boost funding
By Martin Ford | 07 September 2022
Conservative-led councils have piled the pressure on new Prime Minister Liz Truss to provide incr...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Without a standards system with teeth there is little deterrent
By ByGraeme McDonald | 06 September 2022
The appointment of a new Government presents an opportunity to refocus and set higher expectation...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Councils need financial support to help residents and businesses through crisis
By James Maker | 06 September 2022
The County Councils Network, alongside others, will be making the strongest case possible to ensu...
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...
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Director of Law and Governance
up to £140,445 per annum
Leading with integrity. Governing with confidence. Delivering for Islington. Apply for this job
Chief Executive
c.£235,000
In April 2027, West Surrey Council will become one of England's largest new unitary authorities Apply for this job
Business Manager – Knowsley Safeguarding Children Partnership (KSCP)
£54,703 - £60,044
Knowsley Council is an award-winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the Municipal Journal Awards 2024. Apply for this job
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