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WORKFORCE
Future Forum: Senior job opportunities on horizon
By Martin Ford | 12 March 2026
Local government reorganisation offers job market ‘opportunities’ as well as challenges for senio...
REORGANISATION
Future Forum: Reorganisation threat to transformation
By Martin Ford | 12 March 2026
Fears that ambitions to include transformation alongside local government reorganisation may not ...
FINANCE
Future Forum: SEND bail out risks disincentivising action says IFS
By Paul Marinko | 12 March 2026
The Government’s bail out of Special Educational Need and Disabilities (SEND) deficits risks disc...
DEVOLUTION
Leaders united on devo despite reorg rivalry
By Neil Merrick | 12 March 2026
Council leaders in Hertfordshire have insisted they remain united over devolution despite present...
FUTURE FORUM
Future Forum: Warning against 'more of the same' post-reorganisation
By Martin Ford | 11 March 2026
Fundamental questions remain to be answered in the local government reorganisation process, The M...
SOCIAL CARE
Future Forum: Casey calls for public service 'coterminosity'
By Paul Marinko | 11 March 2026
Baroness Louise Casey has argued ‘coterminosity’ across public services is key for achieving real...
FINANCE
Call for integrating council tax support into universal credit
By William Eichler | 11 March 2026
Council tax support for working-age households in England could be integrated into Universal Cred...
SOCIAL CARE
Casey urged to consider potential of LATCos for social care
By Paul Marinko | 11 March 2026
Baroness Louise Casey has been urged to look at local authority trading companies (LATCo) providi...
SOCIAL CARE
Exclusive: Councils must be made an equal partner in designing a national care system, says Casey
By Ann McGauran | 11 March 2026
A national care service (NCS) ‘will be an illusion built on local strain’ if councils are not mad...
ASYLUM
Council backlash over asylum reforms
By Martin Ford | 11 March 2026
The Government was this week accused of shifting the burden of supporting asylum seekers to counc...
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Executive Director Place, Economy and Environment
£151,368 – £161,559 (pay award pending)
West Northamptonshire is an ambitious, fast‑growing place with a bold vision for inclusive and sustainable growth. Apply for this job
Assistant Director Adult Social Care Operations
Circa £92,000
Are you a credible, values-driven leader with the operational grip to deliver change? Apply for this job
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