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WHITEHALL
Chiefs match main unions' pay claim
By Mark Conrad | 31 January 2023
Senior council officers this week joined frontline trade unions in submitting an above-inflation ...
FINANCE
Councils should help residents do more for themselves, auditor urges
By Mark Conrad | 23 January 2023
Local authorities in Wales should develop community resilience initiatives to help residents do m...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Unions poised to submit inflation-busting pay claim
By Mark Conrad | 23 January 2023
Local government trade unions are considering an inflation-busting pay demand for 2023-24, The MJ...
WHITEHALL
Officials may break law by using tablets at elections
By Dan Peters | 23 January 2023
Returning officers (ROs) are weighing up whether to risk breaking the law by replacing paper regi...
AUDIT
Watchdog raises safeguarding concerns at Powys
By Martin Ford | 20 December 2022
A watchdog has taken Powys CC to task over the lack of ‘control’ of its safeguarding arrangements.
FINANCE
'Difficult decisions' ahead despite £400m settlement boost
By Martin Ford | 14 December 2022
Councils in Wales have warned ‘difficult decisions’ on spending remain despite receiving an 8% in...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Labour outlines huge devolution push
By Mark Conrad | 05 December 2022
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has proposed removing the ‘dead hand of centralisation’ by devolvi...
AUDIT
Welsh councils urged to engage more with social enterprises
By William Eichler | 01 December 2022
Local authorities in Wales should do more to ‘maximise the impact’ of social enterprises in their...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Interim chief given role permanently
By Dan Peters | 23 November 2022
Swansea City & CC has appointed its interim chief executive on a permanent basis.
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Councils could resurrect legal action over asylum
By Dan Peters | 07 November 2022
Government attempts to fix the UK’s ‘broken’ asylum system could be hit as West Midlands mets thr...
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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
Lead Technical Architect
£51,356 - £55,539 per annum
Are you ready to step into a pivotal leadership role where your vision will define the future of the council’s entire technology landscape? Apply for this job
Lead Technical Architect
£51,356 - £55,539 per annum
Are you ready to step into a pivotal leadership role where your vision will define the future of the council’s entire technology landscape? Apply for this job
- Future Forum: Casey calls for public service 'coterminosity'
- Accelerating housebuilding and overcoming delivery obstacles
- Councils are holding care together
- Future Forum: Warning against 'more of the same' post-reorganisation
- The turning point for early help: can April's reforms deliver the change children need?
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