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DEVOLUTION
Gove promises further devolution and funding changes
By Martin Ford | 25 January 2023
Local government secretary Michael Gove has promised further devolution and changes to funding in...
WHITEHALL
Gove scales up Thurrock intervention
By Mark Conrad | 24 January 2023
Local government secretary Michael Gove has effectively ordered a full intervention of Thurrock C...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Unions poised to submit inflation-busting pay claim
By Mark Conrad | 23 January 2023
Local government trade unions are considering an inflation-busting pay demand for 2023-24, The MJ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Councils are scrapping around for a meagre cash pot
By Heather Jameson | 19 January 2023
The headlines home in on Levelling Up Fund inequities but ultimately councils are fighting for a ...
WHITEHALL
Labour proposes independent panel to measure levelling up success
By Heather Jameson | 17 January 2023
Shadow secretary of state Lisa Nandy has vowed to scrap the Government’s ‘vague, disingenuous’ le...
WHITEHALL
Councils have 'grasped the issues' arising from Awaab Ishak death
By Dan Peters | 16 January 2023
English local authorities that have retained ownership and management of their council homes have...
EDUCATION
MATs are local and need to be civic players
By Jonathan Crossley-Holland | 12 January 2023
Research on multi-academy trusts highlights that most are locality based, despite 20 years of att...
MICHAEL GOVE
Gove's Rash comparison
10 January 2023
Local government secretary Michael Gove scored something of an own goal in a recent House of Comm...
PLANNING
The planning system needs more resources to thrive
By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 10 January 2023
It isn’t so much the planning system that is broken – more the housing delivery system, says Cllr...
HOUSING
Deal reached on North East devolution package
By Martin Ford | 03 January 2023
Details of a proposed mayoral devolution deal for the North East of England have been released.
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£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)
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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
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