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POLITICS
McMahon hints over councillor suspension power
By Dan Peters | 12 March 2025
Local government minister Jim McMahon has hinted he will push ahead with handing councils the pow...
PEOPLE
Dorset appoints interim chief
By Martin Ford | 12 March 2025
Sam Crowe has been appointed interim chief executive at Dorset Council.
REORGANISATION
Consultants earn from reorganisation shake-up
By Dan Peters | 12 March 2025
Under-threat councils have commissioned expensive consultants amid the reorganisation shake-up.
REORGANISATION
Deadline looms for 'high level' reorganisation plans
By Dan Peters | 12 March 2025
Ministers have told senior sector figures that the 21 March reorganisation plans should be ‘light...
DEVOLUTION
Edinburgh softens devo call under new leadership
By Joe Lepper | 12 March 2025
Edinburgh City Council has watered down its calls for more devolved powers under its new leadersh...
DEVOLUTION
Shropshire considers devolution plan
By Dan Peters | 12 March 2025
Shropshire Council is talking to potential devolution partners as local authorities in neighbouri...
WORKFORCE
Capacity warning for strategic authorities
By Martin Ford | 12 March 2025
Strategic authorities could face capacity issues as demand intensifies for finance and planning s...
PEOPLE
Combined authority hires executive director
By Martin Ford | 12 March 2025
The East Midlands Combined County Authority has appointed Damien Dacey as executive director of s...
REORGANISATION
Two unitary plan for Lincolnshire
By Joe Lepper | 12 March 2025
Plans to merge Lincolnshire’s 10 councils into two unitary authorities have been published.
SOCIAL CARE
Prevention services 'at risk'
By Lee Peart | 11 March 2025
Prevention services are ‘at risk’ because of rising social care spending, a local government lead...
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Engineering Team Manager (Transportation)
£53,460 - £56,732
Premium jobLead the way. Shape Calderdale’s transport future. Apply for this job
Programme Director (LGR Transition)
£121k – £134k (fixed term 2 years with option to extend)
Hertfordshire is embarking on one of the most significant transformations in its public services for a generation. Apply for this job
Lead Technical Architect
£51,356 - £55,539 per annum
Are you ready to step into a pivotal leadership role where your vision will define the future of the council’s entire technology landscape? Apply for this job
- Future Forum: Casey calls for public service 'coterminosity'
- Future Forum: Reorganisation threat to transformation
- Future Forum: Senior job opportunities on horizon
- Future Forum: Councils urged to embrace Total Place
- Future Forum: Councils must put 'rules and tools' in place ahead of political change
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