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ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Districts are still waiting for those funding assurances

By Ian Miller | 20 August 2019

The opening of the Treasury's purse since the new Prime Minister came into office may augur well ...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Under pressure

By Jonathan Carr-West | 14 August 2019

The tragedy of local government is that over a decade of pressure, the urgent has crowded out the...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Social care feels the squeeze on staffing

By Michael Burton | 14 August 2019

The increasing shortage of adult care staff has been highlighted in two reports last week, with t...

WHITEHALL

Directors urge action ahead of new immigration rules

By Paul Marinko | 13 August 2019

The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) has urged action as Government cons...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Rising care staff numbers fail to keep pace with demand

By Michael Burton | 06 August 2019

Adult social care has the second largest percentage of job vacancies across the public sector aft...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Report: 580,000 more social workers needed by 2035

By Martin Ford | 05 August 2019

More than 500,000 social care jobs in England will need to be filled by 2035, a new report has pr...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Children's services, adult social care top list of complaints

By Hiba Mahamadi | 30 July 2019

Most complaints about councils received by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGO) i...

FINANCE

Boris Johnson backs local government devolution

By Hiba Mahamadi | 29 July 2019

Council leaders will be given 'greater powers' while cities, counties and towns will become 'more...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

'Significant amount of funding' for adult social care in Spending Review - minister

26 July 2019

Adult social care will receive a ‘significant amount of funding’ in the Spending Review, a minist...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Are we shooting for the moon?

By Peter Thornton | 24 July 2019

Cumbria CC’s deputy leader Cllr Peter Thornton makes the case for fair funding and fairer investm...

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Chief Operating Officer – South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee

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Carmarthenshire County Council

Assistant Chief Fire Officer - Service Transformation

up to £120k

Lead the Transformation of Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service Apply for this job

Gloucestershire County Council

Strategic Director – Place-Based Services

£Competitive

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

Stevenage Borough Council