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Social care vacancies at decade low but recruitment growth slows
ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Social care vacancies at decade low but recruitment growth slows

By William Eichler | 14 October 2026

Growth in the adult social care workforce in England is occurring at its slowest rate in four years, according to Skills for Care’s latest annual report.

DEVOLUTION

First, rewire the place, then turn the lights on

By Rob Huntington | 14 October 2026

From Trumpton’s tangled wires to today’s fragmented public services, local government must join u...

POLICY AND POLITICS

EXCLUSIVE: Work on Whitehall tensions tool slows under Burnham

By Dan Peters | 07 October 2026

Work on a Whitehall tool to track community tensions has slowed since the change of Prime Ministe...

MINISTRY OF HOUSING, COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Riordan: My love for sector won't stop me telling local government if it needs to change

By Dan Peters | 01 October 2026

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (MHCLG) top mandarin has told officia...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Councils still waiting on fees and charges review 10 months on

By Dan Peters | 01 October 2026

The Local Government Association (LGA) has called on ministers to deliver their commitment to rev...

POLICY AND POLITICS

EXCLUSIVE: Rowlands hails 'productive' leaders' council

By Dan Peters | 24 September 2026

Ministers have committed to establishing a more consistent programme of dialogue and collaboratio...

POLICY AND POLITICS

EXCLUSIVE: Councils call for more regulation amid facial recognition rollout

By Dan Peters | 23 September 2026

Councils across England have called for more regulation as the sector increases its use of contro...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Pressure grows on ministers to publish reorganisation legal advice

By Dan Peters | 15 September 2026

Pressure was this week growing on ministers to publish the legal advice behind their decision to ...

POLICY AND POLITICS

EXCLUSIVE: Burnham wish for new settlement with sector

By Dan Peters | 10 September 2026

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has told council leaders he wants to ‘create a new settlement between...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Deadlock over December deadline

By Joe Lepper | 08 September 2026

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is bullish on enforcing a statutory dea...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Government rows back on plans to exclude councils from ICBs

By Lee Peart | 02 September 2026

Plans to exclude councils from ICBs have been scrapped by the Government.

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Team Manager - Kinship Team

£49,658 - £56,809 per annum

If you're an experienced social care leader with a passion for family-centred practice, we'd love to hear from you. Apply for this job

Cheshire East Council

Chief Executive & Head of Paid Service

£150,000 - £170,000

Chief Executive & Head of Paid Service Apply for this job

Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority

Chief Legal Officer

£101,275 - £117,266

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