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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

It's time to act on child poverty

By Stuart Gallimore | 06 March 2019

We are one of the richest countries in the world, yet poverty levels are rising. Councils must ac...

SOCIAL CARE

Two-thirds of councils say they have brought in or increased charges for social care

05 March 2019

Two-thirds of councils in England who responded to a freedom of information (FOI) request said th...

WHITEHALL

MHCLG yet to agree no-deal Brexit escalation process for care provider failure

By Dan Peters | 27 February 2019

Marsham Street has still not agreed its ‘escalation process’ in the case of a no-deal Brexit caus...

EUROPEAN UNION

Opportunity knocks for Lambeth

By Heather Jameson | 27 February 2019

Lambeth LBC’s chief executive Andrew Travers says that while the council faces pressures and chal...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Why I am a Brexiteer

By Michael Burton | 27 February 2019

Brexit minister Kwasi Kwarteng was recently guest speaker at a Localis dinner, where he was quizz...

EUROPEAN UNION

It's the extraordinary who carry on in hard times

By Heather Jameson | 27 February 2019

Senior local government staff and members are often extraordinary, but everyone has their limits,...

CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC FINANCE AND ACCOUNTANCY

How to get back on track

By Rob Whiteman | 20 February 2019

What the chancellor must do in the Spending Review is tell a coherent story; one that allows for ...

FINANCE

Central Government is missing the bigger picture

By Heather Jameson | 19 February 2019

As manufacturers withdraw from the UK, local government’s task of building the economy and boosti...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs' no-deal Brexit capacity warning

By Dan Peters | 12 February 2019

Council capacity will be stretched under a no-deal Brexit scenario, local authority chief executi...

WHITEHALL

Truss backs fiscal devolution

By Dan Peters | 08 February 2019

Chief secretary to the Treasury, Liz Truss, has given her backing to further fiscal devolution.

frederica-diamanta

Senior Lawyer - Contracts & Commercial

Grade 11 Level 1 - 4 (£50,620 - £57,611 pa)

City of York Council has an exciting opportunity for an experienced, ambitious and innovative senior lawyer. Apply for this job

City of York Council

Programme Manager - WMF2341e

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The Capital Programme team is responsible for the core delivery of the Council’s c.£80m-£100m/year Capital Programme Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

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Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

frederica-diamanta

Senior Lawyer - Contracts & Commercial

Grade 11 Level 1 - 4 (£50,620 - £57,611 pa)

City of York Council has an exciting opportunity for an experienced, ambitious and innovative senior lawyer. Apply for this job

City of York Council

Programme Manager - WMF2341e

£56,883 - £59,198

The Capital Programme team is responsible for the core delivery of the Council’s c.£80m-£100m/year Capital Programme Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Policy, Improvement and Risk Manager

£58,165 - £62,094

Are you ready to lead with purpose and make a real difference? Apply for this job

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council