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FINANCE

Warrington rejects inquiry call

By Martin Ford | 11 February 2022

Warrington Council’s Labour leaders have fended off demands for an immediate inquiry into its inv...

WHITEHALL

O'Brien backs multi-year settlement idea

By Dan Peters | 10 February 2022

Levelling up minister Neil O’Brien has backed the idea of a multi-year local government finance s...

HEALTH

Councillors allowed to join integrated care boards

By Martin Ford | 10 February 2022

Controversial guidelines excluding councillors from Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) are to be withd...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Forbes future in doubt after losing reselection vote

By Dan Peters | 09 February 2022

Senior vice-chair of the Local Government Association, Cllr Nick Forbes, has lost a vote to be re...

HOUSING

New housing minister announced

08 February 2022

Deputy chief whip Stuart Andrew has been named as the new housing minister as part of today’s min...

WHITEHALL

New accountability body 'stops short' of Audit Commission reinvention

By Heather Jameson | 08 February 2022

Plans for a body to oversee the accountability of local government stop just short of re-inventin...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: Government has no action plan for improving children's social care

By Dan Peters | 08 February 2022

The Government has admitted it does not have a single detailed action plan to deliver high-qualit...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

You can't level up from Whitehall

By Sarah Longlands | 07 February 2022

The Levelling up White Paper spent a lot of time talking about ancient history, but will do littl...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA Labour leader claims political 'meddling' in intervention

By Martin Ford | 01 February 2022

Cllr Nick Forbes warned confidence in the current system was being put at risk as a result.

WHITEHALL

Levelling up will take years, IFS warns

By Michael Burton | 01 February 2022

An updated funding formula and a revalued and reformed council tax will be key early tests of the...

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frederica-diamanta

Director - Corporate Services

£93,688 - £100,549 per annum

Develop your career with a forward-thinking authority based in an attractive part of South Devon. Apply for this job

Teignbridge District Council

Chief Executive

Up to £234,171

This is a rare opportunity to lead a council with both strength and ambition at a time of change. Apply for this job

Leicestershire County Council

Director of Adults and Integrated Commissioning

up to £129,530 per annum

A career-defining role at the heart of adult social care transformation. Apply for this job

Kent County Council