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FINANCE

Report warns of 'dangerous' reliance on suppliers

By Martin Ford | 21 September 2018

Councils are concentrating more than half their total spend with their top five suppliers, new re...

HOUSING

Westminster brings 'failing' commercial venture in-house

By Martin Ford | 21 September 2018

Westminster City Council is to bring its arms-length housing company back under direct control fo...

COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT

Market 'saturated' with council trading companies

By Martin Ford | 21 September 2018

Almost two-thirds of councils have established trading companies, new research has found.

BUSINESS

Council pension funds rebel at Ryanair meeting

By Dan Peters | 20 September 2018

The Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF) has joined a shareholder rebellion against the re-...

BUSINESS

Lincolnshire to renew troubled Serco contract

By Martin Ford | 19 September 2018

Lincolnshire CC is to renew its support services contract with Serco for a further two years.

WHITEHALL

Whitehall demands in-year cuts to improvement programme

By Dan Peters | 19 September 2018

The sector’s ability to respond to crises such as a care provider failure could be hit after Whit...

BUSINESS

Councils facing Microsoft price hike

By Dan Peters | 17 September 2018

Some councils are facing Microsoft price increases of up to 100%, The MJ understands.

BUSINESS

Pension funds welcome Sports Direct changes

By Dan Peters | 13 September 2018

Local government pension funds have welcomed senior changes at retailer Sports Direct after pilin...

BUSINESS

Let's root out modern slavery together

By Cllr Andy Hull | 11 September 2018

Council procurement can be a tool to eradicate modern slavery, writes Cllr Andy Hull as councils ...

BUSINESS

Seeing is believing

By Jessica Mullinger | 11 September 2018

Jessica Mullinger says that despite having more access to information in front of us than ever be...

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frederica-diamanta

Area Principal Educational Psychologist

£65,432 - £69,399 Soulbury Scale B 8-11 (plus SPA points up to £73,412)

We are looking for an experienced Educational Psychologist with good interpersonal and communication skills who is ready to step up into a Senior Educ Apply for this job

Durham County Council

Chief Operating Officer and Section 151 Officer

£135,406-£171,760

Shape the future of one of the UK’s most ambitious and distinctive places. Apply for this job

Cornwall Council

Director of Children and Young People’s Services

£171,760

Are you ready to lead one of the UK’s most ambitious and high-performing children’s services? Apply for this job

Durham County Council