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MJ AWARDS

Making services fit for your family

By Heather Jameson | 23 October 2024

Bernadette Enright talks to Heather Jameson about turning Manchester City Council’s adults services around and her joy at helping the people in the city where she was born.

SOCIAL CARE

Review finds 'poor operational performance' at CQC

By Martin Ford | 15 October 2024

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has been told it must improve its assessments of local authorit...

REGULATION

Joining up relational regulation

By Jess McGregor | 11 October 2024

The early days of a new government offer a chance to consider what collaborative and purposeful a...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Prediction of recruitment boost from scrapping of one-word judgements

By Emily Twinch | 11 September 2024

Getting rid of single-word Ofsted judgements for social services could help bring in and retain p...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Council issued SEND improvement notice for 'widespread failings'

By Martin Ford | 28 August 2024

An improvement notice has been issued to Suffolk CC’s services for children with special educatio...

CARE QUALITY COMMISSION

Streeting: CQC not fit for purpose

By Dan Peters | 26 July 2024

England’s social care watchdog is ‘not fit for purpose’, health secretary Wes Streeting has said,...

CARE QUALITY COMMISSION

Top tips for handling CQC

By Lucy Rush | 01 July 2024

Hertfordshire CC's adult social care services were recently rated Good by the Care Quality Commis...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

SEND soars ahead in Herts

By Hero Slinn | 05 February 2024

Hertfordshire CC’s system-wide approach has made SEND everyone’s business, writes Hero Slinn.

HOUSING

Future Forum North: Questions over sector regulation

By Martin Ford | 08 December 2023

Questions have been raised about the role of regulation in the local government sector at the MJ ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

No quick fix as challenges grow

By Ann McGauran | 04 December 2023

Ann McGauran reflects on last week’s NCAS conference, where the general mood was of determination...

ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF ADULT SOCIAL SERVICES

NCASC: Social care 'doing a good job' getting investment

By Ann McGauran | 30 November 2023

Those working in adult social care are ‘already doing a very good job at getting investment and c...

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Deputy Chief Executive (S151 Officer)

£114,444 - £118,843

Two distinct, ambitious councils – one ambitious Chief Executive. Apply for this job

Bromsgrove and Redditch Councils

Chief Executive

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Bromsgrove and Redditch Councils

Chief Executive

£134,746

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Moray Council

frederica-diamanta

Deputy Chief Executive (S151 Officer)

£114,444 - £118,843

Two distinct, ambitious councils – one ambitious Chief Executive. Apply for this job

Bromsgrove and Redditch Councils

Chief Executive

£142,251 - £150,000

Two distinct, ambitious councils – one ambitious Chief Executive. Apply for this job

Bromsgrove and Redditch Councils

Chief Executive

£134,746

This is an opportunity that will suit an experienced senior leader in a similar setting. Apply for this job

Moray Council