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WHITEHALL
Patel pledges £20m to 'roll up' County Lines
By Paul Marinko | 02 October 2019
The home secretary’s announcement of a £20m package to tackle County Lines drugs gangs has receiv...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Croydon facing £9m asylum funding shortfall
By Martin Ford | 01 October 2019
Croydon LBC is heading for another financial hit this year as a result of a funding shortfall to ...
LONDON COUNCILS
London Boroughs adept at SEND, but with some disparity
By Mark Conrad | 24 September 2019
London’s councils are generally adept at managing pupils with special educational needs (SEND), b...
ENVIRONMENT
Spend 2.5% of UK's GDP on tackling climate change and air quality, say London's environment and public health directors
By Dr Tamara Djuretic | 18 September 2019
This Sunday, 22 September, is car free day. Stephen Evans and Dr Tamara Djuretic highlight London...
LONDON COUNCILS
London in skills devolution call
By Martin Ford | 16 September 2019
The capital has called on the Government to further devolve powers over skills funding.
WHITEHALL
Pilots testing 75% business rates retention to come to an end
By Dan Peters | 12 September 2019
Pilots testing 75% business rates retention will come to an end, with no new pilots planned for 2...
LONDON COUNCILS
Re-engaging business and boroughs
By Clare Coghill | 04 September 2019
The Charter for Business sets out London boroughs’ commitment to growing the city’s economy for t...
FINANCE
Fixing social care is a crucial mission for all of us
By Ray Puddifoot | 21 August 2019
A new analysis by London Councils shows the capital’s adult social care funding situation is ‘sim...
HEALTH
Improved efficiency saves hundreds of millions
By Naomi Larsson | 21 August 2019
London boroughs have saved almost half a billion pounds in adult social care by improving efficie...
LONDON COUNCILS
He's going by the book
06 August 2019
Based on years of reading council reports, Diary never previously associated local government wit...
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- April 2029 vesting day for all areas as ministers recommit to reorganisation
- Budget 2026: High streets to benefit from greater business rates relief
- Budget 2026: Fiscal Devolution Roadmap published and new mayors announced
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Director of People & Organisational Development
Up to £120,000 per annum
Design the people foundations of a new organisation before they become someone else’s legacy. Apply for this job
Director of Law, Governance & Compliance (Monitoring Officer)
c£120,000
Design how a new strategic authority governs itself, then lead it into its first mayoral term. Apply for this job
Executive Director of Finance and Investment (S73 Officer)
c£140,000
Build the investment capability of a new strategic authority, then lead its finances into its first mayoral term. Apply for this job
- April 2029 vesting day for all areas as ministers recommit to reorganisation
- Budget 2026: High streets to benefit from greater business rates relief
- Budget 2026: Fiscal Devolution Roadmap published and new mayors announced
- Budget 2026: Healey's first Budget delivers fiscal devo vision
- Budget 2026: Chancellor confirms £285m Good Growth funding
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