Empower councils to unlock planning
PLANNING

Empower councils to unlock planning

By Martin Ford | 21 October 2024

More powers and resources for local government could help create a more consensual and effective system of planning, a think-tank has argued.

DEVOLUTION

Devo deal process at 'end of shelf life'

By Martin Ford | 14 October 2024

The Government will need to take a different approach to English devolution in its forthcoming wh...

COMBINED AUTHORITY

Mayors can relieve council pressures, says report

By Emily Twinch | 08 October 2024

Mayoral combined authorities (MCAs) can help with long-standing policy challenges in public servi...

POLITICS

Former mandarin to join The Future Governance Forum

By Paul Marinko | 23 September 2024

Former deputy cabinet secretary Helen MacNamara will join think-tank The Future Governance Forum ...

HOUSING

Call to end 'ministerial churn' to improve housing delivery

By Martin Ford | 30 August 2024

A call has been made for an end to ‘ministerial churn’ to improve housing delivery.

SOCIAL CARE

Social care reform funding diverted to system delivery

By Martin Ford | 25 July 2024

Billions of pounds intended to reform social care have instead been diverted to propping up the c...

FINANCE

IPPR calls for new 'proportional' property charge to replace council tax

By Paul Marinko | 20 September 2021

The Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) has called for a new ‘proportional’ property tax t...

PLANNING

Districts hit back at think tank planning proposals

By Dan Peters | 16 September 2021

District councils have hit back at a think-tank’s call for the Government to transfer planning po...

DIGITAL

Bridging the great divide

By Erica Roscoe | 31 August 2021

What can be done to reduce the digital divide? Erica Roscoe looks at recent research centred on E...

PLANNING

Councils 'resistant' to repurposing empty commercial space

By William Eichler | 20 July 2021

A think-tank has accused local authorities of being ‘resistant’ to measures that could see empty ...

FINANCE

Social care reform depends on market overhaul

By Martin Ford | 15 April 2021

Social care reform will ‘fail’ without addressing weaknesses in the provider market, a think-tank...

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frederica-diamanta

Lead Officer - Corporate Implementation

£57,713 - £66,064 + car allowance of £3,621

A fantastic opportunity to join Canterbury City Council’s Corporate Management Team as the Lead Officer for Corporate Implementation. Apply for this job

Canterbury City Council

Housing Resettlement Operations Manager

£57,482 - £60,775 per annum

We are seeking a senior manager to oversee our housing and wider corporate response to the resettlement of people Apply for this job

Crawley Borough Council

Commercial Waste Business Manager

Grade 9 SCP 45 to 50 £64,414 to £73,121 per annum

Greater Cambridge Shared Waste Service - Commercial Waste Business Manager   Greater Cambridge is one of the fastest-growing housing areas in the U... Apply for this job

South Cambs District Council