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WHITEHALL
How do we bridge the accountability gap?
By Heather Jameson | 09 June 2015
Tempting as it is to argue for a free local government, unchained from the shackles of central co...
SCRUTINY
Lincoln wins top scrutiny award
03 June 2015
Lincoln City Council has won the top award in the annual Good Scrutiny Awards for a project to ta...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
LGA political balance 'must include mayoral mandate'
By Dan Peters | 27 May 2015
Calls are growing for the Local Government Association’s (LGA) ‘outdated’ political balance formu...
WHITEHALL
Auditor: DCLG must take charge of devolution agenda
By Dan Peters | 20 May 2015
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) needs to take charge of the devolution...
DCLG
Conflicts of interests 'will be monitored'
By Dan Peters | 28 April 2015
A building share between the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) and Department for Communities and ...
BUSINESS
Rochdale in showdown with E.ON over lighting
By Jamie Hailstone | 21 April 2015
Rochdale MBC has demanded an urgent meeting with energy firm E.ON over concerns with its ‘hugely ...
LEGAL
Plans to simplify senior staff dismissals unveiled
By Jonathan Werran | 24 March 2015
Ministers will this week set out measures which would make it easier to dismiss council chief exe...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Ofsted must reinspect all councils over CSE fears, MPs demand
By Jonathan Werran | 16 March 2015
Ofsted's 'credibility is on the line' and its inspectors should examine all English local authori...
HUMAN RESOURCES
McKinlay lands top scrutiny role
By Jonathan Werran | 12 March 2015
Staffordshire CC director of strategy and customer services Jacqui McKinlay has been appointed th...
HEALTH
BCF scrutiny plans under development
By Dan Peters | 10 March 2015
An inquiry into how councils can improve their scrutiny of Better Care Fund (BCF) plans has been ...
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- Council workers offered 3.3% pay rise in 'full and final' deal
- Bringing skills from the private sector into a council isn't simply a career shift
- The overnight visitor levy could be a gamechanger for growing tourism in London
- Final reorganisation decisions for four priority areas announced
- Essex threatens legal action over reorganisation
Programme Director (LGR Transition)
£121k – £134k (fixed term 2 years with option to extend)
Hertfordshire is embarking on one of the most significant transformations in its public services for a generation. Apply for this job
Assistant Director People Commissioning
£99,433 to £112,411
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
Strategic Director Environment
£159,862 to £167,495
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
- Council workers offered 3.3% pay rise in 'full and final' deal
- Bringing skills from the private sector into a council isn't simply a career shift
- The overnight visitor levy could be a gamechanger for growing tourism in London
- Final reorganisation decisions for four priority areas announced
- Essex threatens legal action over reorganisation
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