Business

By Martin Ford | 23 February 2021

New procurement rules could pile extra burdens onto councils, the Local Government Association (L...

Bright future for Britain's Jurassic Coast

By Matt Prosser | 22 February 2021

Dorset Council is leading a consortium of local, national and international partners delivering t...

WHITEHALL

Grant fraud to soar

By Michael Burton | 22 February 2021

Grant fraud is expected to soar because of the amount of COVID-19 funding channelled through loca...

SOLACE

Procurement in the time of pandemic

By Dr Richard Simmons | 17 February 2021

One of the largest studies into how the annual £100bn local government procurement spend is being...

BUSINESS

Local government pandemic procurement study launched

By Michael Burton | 16 February 2021

A major study into how local authorities have managed their annual £100bn local procurement spend...

FINANCE

Procurement proposals lack social value focus

By Martin Ford | 15 February 2021

The Government’s Procurement Green Paper has been criticised by Lords for focusing on finance ove...

FINANCE

Finance chiefs' rates warning

By Heather Jameson | 10 February 2021

Potential cuts to the rateable values of business properties in light of COVID could have a ‘cata...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Pressure mounts on Jenrick over audit

By Dan Peters | 09 February 2021

Whitehall officials are putting communities secretary Robert Jenrick under pressure to change cou...

BUSINESS

Bristol chooses Arcardis as new strategic partner

By Chris Ames | 03 February 2021

Bristol City Council has named Arcadis as its new strategic partner to help the delivery of new i...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

State aid replacement unveiled

By Martin Ford | 03 February 2021

The Government has today published plans for a ‘subsidy control system’ that will apply to councils.

Head of Inclusion

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Head of Safeguarding (Children & Families)

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Hertfordshire County Council

Assistant Director, Property and Facilities Services

£99,174

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Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council