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WHITEHALL

Pickles in council charges crackdown

By Jamie Hailstone | 06 March 2015

Eric Pickles has gone on the offensive over council charges, with new guidance on car parking and...

WHITEHALL

London's appetite for fiscal freedom has trebled

By Jonathan Werran | 04 March 2015

The number of Londoners wanting greater fiscal devolution has increased threefold to 60% in the l...

WHITEHALL

IT problems mean IER switchover is delayed

By Jonathan Werran | 03 March 2015

A new software glitch afflicting the switchover to Individual Electoral Registration means voting...

BUSINESS

Council gives young people a taste of commerce

By Jamie Hailstone | 03 March 2015

Four young people visited Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen restaurant and learned how to make pasta as part...

BUSINESS

Building firms' revenues up, profits down

By Jamie Hailstone | 03 March 2015

Two local government contractors – Interserve and Kier – have announced falls in pre-tax profits,...

FINANCE

Procurement rules offer 'injection of innovation'

By Jamie Hailstone | 03 March 2015

New EU rules could help simplify the procurement process for councils, particularly for children’...

FINANCE

Partnership chief to leave post early

By Dan Peters | 02 March 2015

The chief executive of Liverpool City Council’s controversial partnership with BT – Liverpool Dir...

WHITEHALL

Firms back business rates devolution

By Jamie Hailstone | 02 March 2015

More than two thirds of UK firms have backed the Local Government Association’s (LGA) call to dev...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Why the Treasury must go ultra-local for growth

By David Boyle | 02 March 2015

The devolution process must overcome objections from mainstream Whitehall policy-makers, overly w...

FINANCE

Pickles suggests front office mergers to cope with cuts

By Dan Peters | 25 February 2015

More councils should look at front office mergers to cope with future budget slashing, communitie...

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frederica-diamanta

Policy, Project and Improvement Lead

£57,171 – £72,186 per annum

Children’s and Family’s needs are ever changing. Apply for this job

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth

Locality Team Manager for Disabled Children's Services

£51,356 to £55,539 per annum pro rata

North Yorkshire Council have a national reputation for excellence. Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

Children's Social Workers - Family Help Service

Up to £52,767 per annum (subject to experience) p

Are you a passionate and experienced Social Worker ready to change lives and shape futures? Apply for this job

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth