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Council opposition to Government asylum plan grows
By Mark Conrad | 28 March 2023
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s push to close asylum hotels and rehouse thousands on former military...
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Bid to give local plans primacy over national policies resisted
By Paul Marinko | 28 March 2023
The Government has resisted efforts in the House of Lords to give local planning proposals primac...
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EXCLUSIVE: Councils stretched despite fund boost
By Dan Peters | 27 March 2023
Councils have raised the alarm over their capacity to deliver the Household Support Fund (HSF) as...
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Council provided £1m loan amid collapse fears
By Mark Conrad | 27 March 2023
Coventry City Council provided a £1m loan to a failing cultural trust knowing there was a risk of...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
This Budget is much ado about déjà vu
By Heather Jameson | 21 March 2023
The past decade has seen Budget after Budget pledging to ‘level up’ and ‘devolve down’, but to wh...
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Childcare warning after Budget announcement
By Mark Conrad | 21 March 2023
Wider reform of childcare will be needed if ministers are to deliver a sustainable wraparound sys...
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More than 370 local audit opinions still outstanding, MPs told
By Mark Conrad | 21 March 2023
More than 370 local audit opinions for 2021-22 are still outstanding despite recent measures desi...
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Government asylum policy to face key test
By Mark Conrad | 21 March 2023
The Home Office’s ‘knee-jerk’ asylum policy faces a key test after a council accused ministers of...
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Pension changes could ease recruitment pressure
By Heather Jameson | 21 March 2023
Changes to the pension rules could ease the pressure on senior recruitment in local government, s...
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Councils need the power to set fees
By Ian Miller | 20 March 2023
While the DCN welcomes the proposed increases to planning fees, what councils need is the power t...
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Enhanced Senior Social Worker x 4
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Programme Manager - Local Government Reorganisation
£57,875 to £61,430 per annum
You will oversee the LGR Programme Plan, monitor milestones and risks, provide clear reporting Apply for this job
Business Finance Manager
£51,356 - £55,539 per annum
The role is based at County Hall, but the service is delivered through hybrid working Apply for this job
- 'Hard to see' what underpins LGR other than politics, says Reform
- Labour Together says 'big bang' package repairs the contract between councils and residents
- Conservatives pledge ban on council four-day work weeks
- LGPS performing well, pension advisers say
- EXCLUSIVE: Council tax support localisation hits poorer areas
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