Title
EQUAL PAY
EXCLUSIVE: Coventry equal pay bill could be more than £30m
By Dan Peters | 05 June 2025
Coventry City Council could face an equal pay bill of more than £30m, The MJ understands.
FINANCE
EXCLUSIVE: Reorganisation tax warning
By Dan Peters | 05 June 2025
Town and parish councils have warned ministers not to impose restrictions on their ability to rai...
FINANCE
Councils told cuts will follow
By By Martin Ford | 05 June 2025
Councils have been warned to brace for grant cuts after next week’s Spending Review despite deput...
HOUSING
Select committee's 'deep concern' over threat to housebuilding
By Martin Ford | 04 June 2025
A select committee chair has told chancellor Rachel Reeves she is ‘deeply concerned’ over possibl...
STRONGER THINGS
Stronger Things: 'Don't use reorganisation to scale up the same things'
By Ann McGauran | 04 June 2025
Local government should beware of using reorganisation solely to ‘redesign the same things on a d...
FINANCE
Thurrock Council seeks 'justice' following alleged fraud
By Izzy Lepone | 04 June 2025
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has launched an investigation into Rockfire Investment Finance fo...
DEVOLUTION
Questions over devolution boundaries
By Martin Ford | 04 June 2025
An influential Labour backbencher has questioned the Government’s approach to rolling out English...
STRONGER THINGS
Stronger Things: Call for 'swap back' to single transferable votes for mayors
By Ann McGauran | 04 June 2025
The Government should use the Elections Bill to revert to single transferable votes for mayoral e...
WHITEHALL
Government announces allocation of £7.6m reorganisation fund
By Paul Marinko | 04 June 2025
The Government has revealed how much of the £7.6m grant to support the cost of local government r...
PEOPLE
Unitary announces new director of education
By Martin Ford | 04 June 2025
Cheshire West and Chester Council has announced the appointment of Sal Thirlway as its director o...
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Resource Manager
Grade 12 35 hours, Permanent
Are you passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people with complex Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)? Apply for this job
Programme Director (LGR Transition)
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Hertfordshire is embarking on one of the most significant transformations in its public services for a generation. Apply for this job
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