HEALTH

Javid vows to reform health and social care

05 October 2021

Health secretary Sajid Javid has three clear priorities – COVID, recovery and reform – he told de...

FINANCE

Hampshire hamstrung by social care cost pressures

By Paul Marinko | 05 October 2021

Hampshire CC has revealed social care cost pressures are costing it more than double the value of...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Local leadership needs a vote of confidence from the Treasury

By Simon Edwards | 05 October 2021

In the run up to the Spending Review, the County Councils' Network will be continuing to highligh...

WHITEHALL

Future Forum: Councils, not Whitehall, are leaders of place

By Martin Ford | 30 September 2021

Civil service ‘heads of place’ should not supplant councillors, Local Government Association (LGA...

FINANCE

Future Forum: Whiteman accuses some councils of going too far

By Dan Peters | 30 September 2021

Some councils borrowing excessively for commercial activity are going too far, the chief executiv...

SOCIAL CARE

Social care system is 'levelling down,' analysis warns

By Laura Sharman | 30 September 2021

The quality of social care is worse in the most deprived areas, undermining the Government's leve...

FINANCE

Ombudsman: Care system failing to deliver

By Chris Mahony | 28 September 2021

Funding problems rather than individual errors explain a ‘relentless rise’ in the proportion of s...

WHITEHALL

Experts join social care commission

By Martin Ford | 28 September 2021

A panel of experts have been drafted in to help a government commission looking at the impact of ...

FINANCE

Understanding the impact of funding care

By Adele Taylor | 24 September 2021

Finance directors now need a good grounding in adult social care if they are going to understand ...

BUSINESS

Row over extra social care funding

By Paul Marinko | 20 September 2021

The Welsh Local Government Association has hit out at the ‘insulting and unsubstantiated comments...

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Assistant Director for Safeguarding

£108,258

Recognised for our innovation and investment, this is a fantastic opportunity to join our leadership team Apply for this job

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Director of Children’s Social Care and Early Help

Salary: £108,312 - £125,565

At Thurrock we take a whole council approach to improving the lives of our children and young people, placing them at the heart of all that we do Apply for this job

Thurrock Borough Council

Assistant Director Transformation

£97,426 - £108,074

We are seeking an outstanding strategic leader and solutions-focused expert to play a pivotal role at this key moment for North Yorkshire Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

frederica-diamanta

Assistant Director for Safeguarding

£108,258

Recognised for our innovation and investment, this is a fantastic opportunity to join our leadership team Apply for this job

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Director of Children’s Social Care and Early Help

Salary: £108,312 - £125,565

At Thurrock we take a whole council approach to improving the lives of our children and young people, placing them at the heart of all that we do Apply for this job

Thurrock Borough Council

Assistant Director Transformation

£97,426 - £108,074

We are seeking an outstanding strategic leader and solutions-focused expert to play a pivotal role at this key moment for North Yorkshire Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council