Title
Resilience is key
By Caroline Green | 19 February 2025
The sector faces 'change, uncertainty and opportunity', writes Caroline Green.
The power of prevention
By Jon Rowney | 19 February 2025
Jon Rowney looks at the emergence of a shift to prevention in grant funding.
REGENERATION
The 1.5m challenge
By Michael Palin | 19 February 2025
If the Government is going to meet its lofty goal of providing 1.5 million new homes, it needs to...
FINANCE
Finding a better financial balance
By Mark Sandford | 18 February 2025
Kevin Muldoon-Smith and Mark Sandford set out five progressive steps to local government financia...
DEVOLUTION
Devo framework provides basis for going further and faster
By By Cllr James Lewis | 18 February 2025
The English core cities sit as part of existing mayoral combined authorities and stand ready to s...
DEVOLUTION
Nailing scale
By Dr Simon Kaye | 18 February 2025
Devolution should be about building institutions that are strong enough to take on real responsib...
FINANCE
Having your cake and eating it
By Michael Burton | 18 February 2025
As ministers struggle to find capital from the cash-strapped public finances to deliver infrastru...
PLANNING
The Government must enable councils to deliver on housing
By John Gregory | 17 February 2025
More clarity is needed to reassure local councils that they will have the support and resources ...
DEVOLUTION
Sprinting instead of marathon preparation
By Kathy O’Leary | 17 February 2025
There isn’t a united view on what unitary arrangements should look like for Gloucestershire, says...
FINANCE
Fair funding review must be transparent
By Simon Edwards | 17 February 2025
The fair funding review must be done in a transparent and evidence-based manner if it is going to...
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Assistant Director of Legal and Governance (Deputy Monitoring Officer)
£91,639 to £99,427
We are seeking someone with a strong grounding in local government law and governance, or experience gained in a similar environment. Apply for this job
Head of Skills and Opportunity
£80,737 - £89,465
You will be at the heart of a rapidly changing education, employment and skills landscape. Apply for this job
Director of Planning and Building Control
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Our new director will play a key role at the heart of the Council’s ambitious agenda for place‐based growth and regeneration. Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Outgoing Solace president issues rewiring the state warning
- Chiefs weigh up career costs of LGR pause
- Local government: Time for tougher standards to deal with abuse and bullying
- Solace standards report highlights lack of police engagement
- Local government pandemic planning criticised by Covid Inquiry
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