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LGA CONFERENCE
How to make leadership radical, capable and agile
By Kim Wright | 25 June 2025
With the LGA Conference on 1-3 July imminent, Kim Wright – who will speak at the event – says inv...
LEADERSHIP
In tandem at the top
By Ann McGauran | 17 June 2025
Stepping into high profile professional leadership roles in the sector is benefitting their own c...
POLITICS
Hollinrake warning over DOGE request
By Dan Peters | 13 June 2025
Requests for data by Reform UK’s DOGE unit are a ‘cyber-security disaster waiting to happen’, sha...
AI
AI use increases but barriers remain
By Dan Peters | 09 June 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) use among councils is increasing, but one in 10 are still not using ...
LGA
Councils' watershed moment
By Martin Ford | 05 June 2025
Next week’s Spending Review will have huge implications for the future finances of local governme...
LEADERSHIP
This could be the moment to let go of nostalgia
By Graeme McDonald | 02 June 2025
Leadership changes are a chance to reset boundaries and expectations, 'especially in a sector whe...
WORKFORCE
Finding the best at all ages
By John Kiernan | 01 May 2025
John Kiernan says 35 local authorities are already committed to being Age Friendly Employers, and...
EMERGENCY PLANNING
Rewiring for resilience
By Denise McGuckin | 29 April 2025
The only way forward on resilience is one that involves every part of a place, says Denise McGuckin
REORGANISATION
Change: Maximising the chances of success
By Graeme McDonald | 15 April 2025
Your employees and the culture you create with them will decide if change is a success or failure...
LEADERSHIP
A long way to go
By Heather Jameson | 20 March 2025
As Matt Prosser prepares to trade the rolling hills of Dorset for the windy shores of Wellington,...
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- EXCLUSIVE: Outgoing Solace president issues rewiring the state warning
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Assistant Director of Legal and Governance (Deputy Monitoring Officer)
£91,639 to £99,427
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
Head of Skills and Opportunity
£80,737 - £89,465
You will be at the heart of a rapidly changing education, employment and skills landscape. Apply for this job
Director of Planning and Building Control
up to £140,000
Our new director will play a key role at the heart of the Council’s ambitious agenda for place‐based growth and regeneration. Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Outgoing Solace president issues rewiring the state warning
- Chiefs weigh up career costs of LGR pause
- Local government: Time for tougher standards to deal with abuse and bullying
- Solace standards report highlights lack of police engagement
- Local government pandemic planning criticised by Covid Inquiry
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