WHITEHALL

Spend on trading standards falls dramatically

By William Eichler | 08 August 2016

The total trading standards spend in Britain has fallen dramatically, undermining the ability of ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Directors call for ban on fostering golden hellos

By Dan Peters | 05 August 2016

Children’s services directors have called for private agencies to be banned from offering golden ...

WHITEHALL

Cat fight

02 August 2016

News that Whitehall was adding a third cat to its roster set fur flying in local government this ...

WHITEHALL

Tax rules threat to interims

By Heather Jameson | 02 August 2016

Government plans to change the tax rules for public sector interim managers have been attacked as...

FINANCE

Authorities burdened by interim staff rule change

By Heather Jameson | 02 August 2016

Government proposals to overhaul rules on interim staff come straight from the sledgehammer schoo...

FINANCE

Councils' outsourcing deals up 84%

By Jamie Hailstone | 02 August 2016

The total value of outsourcing contracts signed by councils has soared in the last year, accordin...

HEALTH

Charities' plea for overhaul of social care services

By Jamie Hailstone | 02 August 2016

A coalition of 16 Scottish charities has called for a major overhaul of Scotland’s social care su...

FINANCE

Integration call for peer challenges

By Dan Peters | 02 August 2016

Peer challenge programmes should be extended to help local services integrate, the Institute for ...

WHITEHALL

Poverty adds billions to social care bill, claims foundation

By Jamie Hailstone | 01 August 2016

Tackling poverty in England is costing local authorities more than £12bn a year in additional soc...

BUSINESS

Hughes to step in at Bristol

By Sam Clayden | 28 July 2016

Former chief executive of Birmingham City Council, Stephen Hughes, will join Bristol City Council...

frederica-diamanta

Team Manager - Locality

£55,979.00, Grade 13

Wakefield Children’s Services have been rated by Ofsted as GOOD with outstanding leadership. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Executive Director – Adult Social Care, Health & Wellbeing

£131,208 (Hay 1)

Lead with Purpose. Build on Excellence. Shape the Future of Health and Wellbeing in Sefton. Apply for this job

Sefton Borough Council

Strategic Finance Business Partners (five roles)

up to £80k

Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council

frederica-diamanta

Team Manager - Locality

£55,979.00, Grade 13

Wakefield Children’s Services have been rated by Ofsted as GOOD with outstanding leadership. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Executive Director – Adult Social Care, Health & Wellbeing

£131,208 (Hay 1)

Lead with Purpose. Build on Excellence. Shape the Future of Health and Wellbeing in Sefton. Apply for this job

Sefton Borough Council

Strategic Finance Business Partners (five roles)

up to £80k

Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council