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LEGISLATION
Local authorities told to 'grow up'
By Jamie Hailstone | 16 February 2016
The Welsh public services minister has told councils to ‘grow up’ as they deliver their verdict o...
BUSINESS
Cardiff BID to raise £1.5m
By Jamie Hailstone | 16 February 2016
Plans for two new business improvement districts (BIDs) in Wales are taking shape, including one ...
DEVOLUTION
Devolution plans thrown into disarray
By Jamie Hailstone | 15 February 2016
Devolution plans in the south of England have been thrown into disarray after two local authoriti...
HEALTH
I can't get no satisfaction: Pressure on social care takes toll
By Jamie Hailstone | 09 February 2016
Falling public satisfaction rates for social care reflect the growing strain services are under, ...
WHITEHALL
Electoral burden on sector could be reduced
By Dan Peters | 04 February 2016
The burden on local government of running electoral services will be reduced under proposals to r...
WHITEHALL
Welsh devolution branded as 'short-sighted and clunky'
By Jamie Hailstone | 03 February 2016
Academics have dismissed Whitehall plans to devolve more powers to Wales as ‘clunky, inequitable ...
DEVOLUTION
Leese: North Wales needs 'more freedoms'
By Sam Clayden | 15 January 2016
North Wales needs more devolution, according to the leader of Manchester City Council.
FINANCE
Councils could spend reserves before mergers
By Dan Peters | 04 January 2016
Welsh councils that could be merged out of existence may spunk their reserves before they are reo...
WHITEHALL
Local government employment lowest for 16 years
By Michael Burton | 16 December 2015
Local government employment is now the lowest for at least 16 years, according to figures from th...
FINANCE
Settling on the Welsh way
By Leighton Andrews | 11 December 2015
Following the Welsh local government settlement, minister Leighton Andrews explains why councils ...
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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
- Local government pandemic planning criticised by Covid Inquiry
- Solace standards report highlights lack of police engagement
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