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WHITEHALL

Brokenshire in unitary unanimity move

By Paul Marinko | 23 July 2019

Future unitary bids will only be considered if they are ‘coalescing around a single option,’ the ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Unitaries are the best way to strengthen local government's economic role, says Lord Kerslake

By Ann McGauran | 25 June 2019

The former head of the civil service Lord Bob Kerslake has come down firmly in favour of unitarie...

FINANCE

United view?

By Ann McGauran | 12 June 2019

Chair of the LGA Lord Porter says the smaller unitaries have ‘probably a larger number of council...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Call for leader to quit after 'repeated failures'

By Dan Peters | 05 June 2019

Shadow local government secretary Andrew Gwynne has called for Northamptonshire CC leader, Matt G...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

The biggest challenge in local government

By Heather Jameson | 22 May 2019

Last week, James Brokenshire announced the reorganisation of Northamptonshire CC – a year later t...

FINANCE

'Diminishing' chief role to be axed

By Dan Peters | 16 May 2019

Aylesbury Vale DC (AVDC) will make the chief executive role redundant eight months before the cou...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Delay to Northamptonshire reorganisation welcomed

By Dan Peters | 14 May 2019

Council leaders have welcomed the year-long delay to plans to create two new unitaries in Northam...

DEVOLUTION

The true threat emerges

08 May 2019

In rural shire England, away from the big cities, an endangered and threatened species exists.

REORGANISATION

Two become none

08 May 2019

Diary’s keen eye has spotted a trivial but telling error in an email from the Government to counc...

WHITEHALL

'Endangered' district councils in uncertainty warning

By Dan Peters | 01 May 2019

‘Considerable uncertainty’ around funding from 2020/21 is having a ‘direct negative impact’ on ‘e...

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Investment Manager

Salary: £63,537 per annum plus benefits and relocation allowance

Premium jobWe have announced a pensions administration shared service with the Teesside Pension Fund. Apply for this job

Tyne and Wear Pension Fund

Senior Strategic Lead - Operations & Talent

£68702.00 - 71395.00 per year

Southend-on-Sea City Council is a progressive local authority dedicated to delivering exceptional services and driving meaningful change... Apply for this job

Southend-on-Sea City Council

Director of Integrated Commissioning

£119,505 - £139,146 (inclusive of Choices payment of £5,727 pa)

We don’t just talk about integration in Bexley; we live and breathe it. Apply for this job

London Borough of Bexley