PLANNING

The next level begins

By Martin Ford | 08 November 2023

Last month saw the Levelling Up Act receive Royal Assent, but what will that actually mean for lo...

WHITEHALL

Gove's pay plan dismissed as 'unnecessary gimmick'

By Mark Conrad | 07 November 2023

Communities secretary Michael Gove’s embryonic plan to require full councils to approve top salar...

WHITEHALL

Calls to close extremism loopholes

By Martin Ford | 30 October 2023

Local authorities are currently ‘having to police thought’ in their counter-terrorism role, an ex...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Home Office accused of misleading council over asylum plans

By Mark Conrad | 24 October 2023

The Home Office faces accusations in the High Court it misled a council over controversial plans ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Not for turning on the four-day week

By Cllr Bridget Smith | 23 October 2023

Leader of South Cambridgeshire DC Cllr Bridget Smith sets out why the council is not backtracking...

SOLACE

New assurance regime needs to be 'far more useful'

By Heather Jameson | 18 October 2023

According to the results of the Solace survey, no one thinks Oflog does the job and most think it...

PLANNING

Threat to councils' planning powers lifted

By Martin Ford | 06 October 2023

Nine councils have avoided being stripped of their planning decision-making powers after drastica...

PLANNING

Gove attacks four-day week 'nonsense' in conference speech

By Martin Ford | 03 October 2023

Local government secretary Michael Gove delivered a speech to the Conservative Party Conference l...

WELLBEING

Gove pledges to halt council four-day weeks

By Ann McGauran | 02 October 2023

Michael Gove has pledged to stop local authorities from implementing a four-day week and he said ...

WHITEHALL

A call for Caller: but where is the next gen?

By Heather Jameson | 27 September 2023

Heather Jameson asks is there no one on the new commissioners’ list considered good enough to res...

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Tourism – North Yorkshire Council

£56,443-£64,951

Our visitor economy is a priority sector for us. It adds over £4 billion of economic value a year... Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

Deputy Director Adult Social Care Operations

£96,625 - £114,585

Transform Communities, Lead with Compassion – Be the Driving Force in Adult Social Care Apply for this job

The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead

Assistant Director of Public Protection & Neighbourhoods

£76,946 - £88,923

Join Rochdale Council and shape the future of our vibrant community! Apply for this job

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