The scale of the recruitment crisis facing councils has been laid bare at the Solace Summit.
Appearing at the event, Local Government Association (LGA) chief executive Mark Lloyd said a recent survey had found 94% had recruitment difficulties and half of councils rated recruitment and retention as a ‘moderate’ or ‘large’ concern.
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