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PLANNING

Right idea, wrong tools

By Holly Lewis | 21 August 2023

Holly Lewis explains why she believes expanding Permitted Development Rights in town centres is a...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Collaborative growth engines

By Tim Pope | 21 August 2023

Irrespective of the model for delivering the functions of LEPs,  transferring responsibility into...

SOCIAL CARE

National Partnership Agreement needs strong engagement and sustainable funding

By Cllr David Fothergill | 21 August 2023

Without careful planning, the ‘Right Care, Right Person’ approach risks adding to the burden on p...

HEALTH

The reality of council finances remain: the system is broken

By Heather Jameson | 16 August 2023

What is surprising is the IFS report which concluded that council funding is broken was commissio...

DATA

Keeping the hares in their bushes

By Tracie Langley | 16 August 2023

Cornwall Council's biggest challenge will be to ensure the data used by the DLUHC to create the c...

WHITEHALL

Time to bring in the experts

By Michael Burton | 16 August 2023

With public sector reform back on the agenda and Whitehall under critical scrutiny, Michael Burto...

PUBLIC HEALTH

Centralisation is the real problem in the ULEZ debate

By Zoë Billingham | 16 August 2023

While mayors are grappling with the implications of facing the important issue of air quality, ce...

FINANCE

Political swing points to partnership working

By Justin Galliford | 16 August 2023

Justin Galliford, Chief Executive Officer of Norse Group, considers the implications of the recen...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

The pros and cons of messy devo

By Vivien Lowndes | 15 August 2023

Unfinished devolution may feel like a failure to deliver, but can we think differently, ask Cathe...

PLANNING

Keep it communal

By Cllr Barry Wood | 15 August 2023

Former levelling up secretary Greg Clark is wrong to advocate shifting planning from district to ...

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frederica-diamanta

Strategic Director – Place-Based Services

£Competitive

Stevenage is a town with bold ambitions. Apply for this job

Stevenage Borough Council

Executive Director of Adult Care Services

£158,000

This is an exciting time to be joining Hertfordshire County Council. Apply for this job

Hertfordshire County Council

Assistant Director - People & Change

Up to £91,625 + generous pension

Cambridge is a city of global reputation and local pride – a place of ideas, innovation and inclusion. Apply for this job

Cambridge City Council