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ELECTIONS
Calls for local elections indemnity grow
By Martin Ford | 26 February 2026
Further calls have been made to provide legal protection for returning officers after the Governm...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Renewed LGA pressure over settlement timing
By Dan Peters | 26 February 2026
The Local Government Association (LGA) has urged ministers to implement the recommendations of an...
FINANCE
EXCLUSIVE: VOA seeking to catch up with banding backlog
By Dan Peters | 26 February 2026
The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has injected extra resources to ‘prioritise banding new propert...
PAY
EXCLUSIVE: Pay spine review kicks off
By Dan Peters | 26 February 2026
Work has started on a review of the national pay scale used to determine salaries for most counci...
TRANSFORMATION
Scottish IJBs at 'critical point', commission finds
By Lee Peart | 26 February 2026
Integration Joint Boards (IJBs) have reached a critical point in Scotland, with a significant ris...
PEOPLE
Buckinghamshire announces chief executive
By Martin Ford | 26 February 2026
Buckinghamshire Council has confirmed the appointment of Zina Etheridge as its new chief executive.
REORGANISATION
Local government reorganisation in Essex 'over'
By Paul Marinko | 25 February 2026
Uncertainty surrounds local government reorganisation (LGR) in Essex, with one leader branding th...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Cross-party LGA fails to agree tourism tax line
By Joe Lepper | 24 February 2026
The Local Government Association (LGA) has failed to agree on whether to back plans to give Engli...
REORGANISATION
Steve Reed rejects calls for reorganisation rethink
By Martin Ford | 24 February 2026
Local government secretary Steve Reed has rebuffed calls for his resignation and vowed there will...
FINANCE
Questions raised over Cheshire East transformation
By Martin Ford | 23 February 2026
Concerns have been raised about the effectiveness of Cheshire East Council’s transformation progr...
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- Reform UK council hit by trebling of councillor conduct complaints
- Suffolk Reform leadership follows Essex with LGR legal challenge
- CQC hands out third inadequate rating
- Exclusive: Tory grandee blasts current Government's regeneration and LGR plans
- New Reform leadership at Essex to legally challenge LGR
Highway Infrastructure Commissioning Manager
£60,135 per annum (pro rata for part time)
At Suffolk County Council, every role is a chance to create positive change. Apply for this job
Director: Housing Strategy and Assurance
£101,997 - £121,997
Shape the future of housing in a city like no other Apply for this job
Director: Housing, Property and Investment
£119,124 - £139,124
Shape the future of housing in a city like no other. Apply for this job
- Reform UK council hit by trebling of councillor conduct complaints
- Suffolk Reform leadership follows Essex with LGR legal challenge
- CQC hands out third inadequate rating
- Exclusive: Tory grandee blasts current Government's regeneration and LGR plans
- New Reform leadership at Essex to legally challenge LGR
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