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ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Councils 'close to collapse' despite extra cash offer
By Mark Conrad | 08 February 2018
Councils remain ‘perilously close’ to financial collapse despite an additional £166m to support s...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Children's services to be slashed over coming year, new research reveals
By Hiba Mahamadi | 08 February 2018
More than 50% of councils analysed in new research plan to cut spending on children’s services ov...
SOCIAL CARE
Crisis in social care workforce, report warns
By Mark Conrad | 08 February 2018
The care workforce crisis has been laid bare by a report that warned ministers were not tackling ...
SOCIAL CARE
Scottish homecare services under threat
By Hiba Mahamadi | 11 January 2018
Almost 40% of care at home services in Scotland handed back their contracts to local authorities ...
WHITEHALL
Pressure growing on DCLG as Fair Funding wait goes on
By Mark Conrad | 14 December 2017
Ahead of next week’s finance settlement, local government has been warned it faces a longer-than-...
BUSINESS
South Somerset and Civica extend contract
By Hiba Mahamadi | 13 December 2017
South Somerset DC has awarded an £800,000, five-year contract to outsourcing service Civica to ex...
FINANCE
Frugal authorities may be left exposed to more cuts
By Heather Jameson and Jamie Hailstone | 15 November 2017
It is a ‘tragic truth’ that local government’s ability to deal with cuts has left it vulnerable t...
CRIME
Mayors call for end to police cuts
By Hiba Mahamadi | 14 November 2017
Mayors Andy Burnham and Sadiq Khan have called on chancellor Philip Hammond to end cuts to police...
FINANCE
Austerity 'unlikely to end' despite public's desire for more spending
By Sam Clayden | 03 November 2017
The much-debated ending of austerity is ‘unlikely’, according to the National Audit Office’s (NAO...
UNIONS
Council to axe 420 jobs to close budget gap
By William Eichler | 24 October 2017
Swindon Council may have to axe more than 400 jobs as it comes under pressure to close a £30m bud...
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- Scottish local government system to be overhauled
- Wandsworth uses Communities Act to fight funding cuts
- Government rows back on plans to exclude councils from ICBs
- Calls to ease borrowing restrictions in wake of homes buying blitz
- Replumbing Britain's growth model: how to unlock place-based investment
Chief Executive
Competitive
Camden Learning is a pioneering schools-led partnership bringing together 57 schools. Apply for this job
Assistant Director
£88,671 - £97,706 per annum
Our Assistant Directors have the resources and the authority they need to make our ambition a reality for children Apply for this job
Planning Manager (Development Management)
£49,817 to £53,051 per annum
You should be a member of the RTPI with an excellent knowledge and experience of planning and development control. Apply for this job
- Scottish local government system to be overhauled
- Wandsworth uses Communities Act to fight funding cuts
- Government rows back on plans to exclude councils from ICBs
- Calls to ease borrowing restrictions in wake of homes buying blitz
- Replumbing Britain's growth model: how to unlock place-based investment
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