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SOCIAL CARE
Councils to be 'accountable' for care improvements as commission launched
By Paul Marinko | 03 January 2025
The Government intends to hold councils ‘accountable’ for improving care in their areas as part o...
POLITICS
Starmer 'acutely aware' of SEND risk
By Dan Peters | 23 December 2024
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is ‘acutely aware’ that demand and market failure across special educ...
POLITICS
Councils could get powers to suspend members
By Dan Peters | 19 December 2024
Councils could get powers to suspend councillors found to have breached their code of conduct und...
DEVOLUTION
Christmas cull
By By Heather Jameson | 19 December 2024
More than 100 councils could be abolished by 2027 in radical plans detailed by the Government thi...
PLANNING
Government changes rules to spot slow planners
By Dan Peters | 17 December 2024
The speed with which councils decide planning applications will be assessed over a shorter time p...
DEVOLUTION
Devolution is Labour's unfinished business
By Michael Burton | 17 December 2024
An empowered and efficient local government has always been seen by Labour as a key driver for re...
HOMELESSNESS
'Duty to collaborate' over homelessness call
By Dan Peters | 16 December 2024
Labour-led London Councils has called for a ‘duty to collaborate’ to be placed on five Whitehall ...
FINANCE
'Budgetary pressures' force plea to Government
By Emily Twinch | 16 December 2024
Councillors at Labour-led Cheshire East Council have agreed to ask the Government for two more ye...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
EXCLUSIVE: LGA overhaul mooted after 'big conversation'
By Dan Peters | 12 December 2024
The Local Government Association (LGA) could be overhauled as part of efforts to increase its inf...
POLICY
Government distances itself from controversial Demos report
By Dan Peters | 12 December 2024
Whitehall officials have distanced themselves from a controversial report that proposed stripping...
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- EXCLUSIVE: Ministers face legal threat as furious Sussex leaders demand answers on reorganisation delay
- Calls grow to fast-track reorganisation in Kent
- Corporate Peer Challenge: Going boldly on in Bristol
- Whitehall looking to collaborate with councils on cohesion
- LCN chair: CCN existence 'illogical'
Director of Education and Inclusion
£120,901
Premium jobAs we move into a new era built on the strengths and ambition of our borough, we are seeking an outstanding Director of Education... Apply for this job
Engineering Team Manager (Network Co-ordination)
£53,460 - £56,732 per annum
Premium jobWe are looking for an enthusiastic and highly driven candidate to join our Highways Asset Management team at Calderdale Council. Apply for this job
Joint Chief Planning Officer
£85,456 - £92,027
Across Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent in South Wales, our councils are doing something genuinely different. Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Ministers face legal threat as furious Sussex leaders demand answers on reorganisation delay
- Calls grow to fast-track reorganisation in Kent
- Corporate Peer Challenge: Going boldly on in Bristol
- Whitehall looking to collaborate with councils on cohesion
- LCN chair: CCN existence 'illogical'
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