ECONOMIC GROWTH

Unfreezing social mobility

By John Cooper | 08 May 2019

Social mobility has been stagnating for years, says a new report. How can councils help drive soc...

WHITEHALL

Fresh push on apprenticeship levy reforms

By Dan Peters | 30 April 2019

A broad coalition to push for more flexibility in the apprenticeship levy could be formed to mark...

WHITEHALL

Spending Review launch dependent on securing Brexit deal

By Laura Sharman | 13 March 2019

Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced he plans to launch a full three-year Spending Review befo...

WHITEHALL

Scrutiny chief in failure warning

By Dan Peters | 10 December 2018

Failure in local government is likely to become more prevalent in the years ahead due to looming ...

WHITEHALL

Devolution framework to kick-start 'neo-localist' agenda

By Dan Peters | 23 November 2018

The Government’s new devolution framework next month will ‘begin a new conversation about our eme...

WHITEHALL

Labour hits out at housing cash shift

By Dan Peters | 12 November 2018

Labour has called for all areas to receive greater Government backing after Whitehall shifted the...

WHITEHALL

Budget 2018: Lifting of cap could lead to £15bn extra debt

By Chris Ames | 30 October 2018

The abolition of the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) borrowing cap in this week’s Budget could enab...

FINANCE

Reform outsourcing to avoid £30bn bill, think-tank warns

By Martin Ford | 30 October 2018

Bringing outsourced services in-house would cost local government billions, a think-tank has calc...

WHITEHALL

Researchers to look at '200-mile long Whitehall screwdriver'

By MJ reporter | 25 October 2018

Experts have laid out their plans to examine whether the Government’s 20-year-old intervention re...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

One conference with two messages

By Michael Burton | 03 October 2018

Two events run simultaneously at the Conservative Party conference, says Michael Burton. At the m...

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frederica-diamanta

Chief Digital and Information Officer

£88,679 to £103,255

Now is a great time to look at joining Reading. Apply for this job

Reading Borough Council

Executive Director, Operations

£97,601 per annum

Ashfield is thriving. We are proud of our district and our ambition is to be ‘great’ across all our services. Apply for this job

Ashfield District Council

Assistant Director Legal, Governance and Coroners (Monitoring Officer)

£91,230-£102,921

Rochdale Borough Council is looking for a pioneering, passionate and proud Assistant Director of Legal, Governance and Coroners (Monitoring Officer). Apply for this job

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