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RECRUITMENT
The next chapter for social care
By Cieran Donnelly | 18 December 2025
Cieran Donnelly reflects on 2025 and prepares for 2026 as the social care sector heads into a dra...
PEOPLE
Chesterfield to name next chief executive
By Martin Ford | 16 December 2025
Christine Durrant is set to be named as Chesterfield BC’s next chief executive.
UNITARY
New unitaries to be hit by right to work check duty
By Dan Peters | 16 December 2025
Councils created under reorganisation will have to carry out fresh right to work checks for staff...
PAY
Pay hike plans cause rift at Reform-led council
By Martin Ford | 16 December 2025
Proposals to make golden handcuffs payments to staff have caused a rift among the Reform UK admin...
BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL
Brum reaches final equal pay deal
By Dan Peters | 15 December 2025
A final equal pay settlement has been reached between Birmingham City Council, the Birmingham Chi...
PEOPLE
Labour councillors elevated to House of Lords
By Martin Ford | 12 December 2025
A host of former and serving Labour councillors have received peerages.
PEOPLE
Spelthorne chief executive stands down
By Martin Ford | 12 December 2025
Spelthorne BC has announced chief executive Daniel Charles Mouawad is to step down.
PEOPLE
Croydon appoints interim chief executive
By Martin Ford | 11 December 2025
Councillors at Croydon LBC have voted to appoint Elaine Jackson as chief executive on an interim ...
RECRUITMENT
Leadership capacity – the key to social care reform
By Nik Shah | 11 December 2025
Nik Shah reflects on a survey that finds confidence in social care reform is rising, but confiden...
PEOPLE
UK's 'longest-serving' district chief retires
By Martin Ford | 10 December 2025
John Hill, who lays claim to being the longest-serving district council chief executive in the UK...
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