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FINANCE

Wigan's bespoke support

By Stuart Cowley | 15 December 2014

Wigan is developing a new approach to delivering adult social care support that guides staff towa...

BUSINESS

Now is the winter of devolution discontent

By Cllr David Hodge | 08 December 2014

CCN chairman Cllr David Hodge laments last week's Autumn Statement, in which counties were left i...

WHITEHALL

CQC: Care services must be willing to embrace complaints

By Jamie Hailstone | 08 December 2014

Social care services must be willing to embrace complaints in order to improve the quality of the...

HEALTH

Councils 'were close' to dumping the BCF

By Dan Peters | 02 December 2014

The Local Government Association (LGA) considered walking away from the Better Care Fund (BCF) pr...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Burstow: boost care worker pay to end exploitation

By Jonathan Werran | 02 December 2014

Former care minister Paul Burstow has urged councils to give home care workers key worker status ...

HEALTH

Self-funder support: are you meeting Care Act requirements?

By Ray Hart | 28 November 2014

Ray Hart explains the changes that social care departments need to take to ensure their support p...

SOCIAL CARE

Call for more community provision post-Winterbourne

By Dan Peters | 26 November 2014

A report into the care of people with learning difficulties has called for the ramping up of comm...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

CQC plays down increasing inspection powers

By Dan Peters | 25 November 2014

The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) chief inspector of adult social care has warned the organisat...

WHITEHALL

The transformation challenge

By Heather Jameson | 25 November 2014

Mayors or combined authorities could be used to push greater accountability to boost cross-public...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Not only the lonely

By Alison Seabrooke | 24 November 2014

Alison Seabrooke says the contribution of community groups to public services is no longer a ‘nic...

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

Grade 12 £67,236 – £71,223 plus £3000pa Statutory Officer Allowance

Premium jobWe are looking for an accomplished and proactive leader for our vacant post of Head of Democratic Services & Elections Apply for this job

Harborough District Council

Strategic Director, Corporate Services

c£162,000 per annum, more for an exceptional candidate

Bradford is at an extraordinary moment of transformation Apply for this job

City of Bradford MDC

Director of Human Resources

£119,466 - £131,207

Bradford is at an extraordinary moment of transformation Apply for this job

City of Bradford MDC