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Charities hail 'bold' social care plans

By Jamie Hailstone | 16 December 2013

A group of leading charities has backed the Government’s ‘bold’ plans to reform social care as MP...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Freud gives Housing Benefit funding promise

By Jonathan Werran | 13 December 2013

Funding levels for housing benefit in 2014/15 will remain sufficient for local authorities ahead ...

FINANCE

Government pulls back on adoption power after Lords debate

By MJ Correspondent | 12 December 2013

The Government has pulled back from forcing through a new power that would allow it to easily str...

FINANCE

CQC launches dementia care review

By MJ Correspondent | 11 December 2013

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) today launched a national review of dementia care.

FINANCE

Number of library volunteers increases

By MJ Correspondent | 11 December 2013

Local authorities are looking at new ways of keeping their libraries open to the public, data com...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

What price independent living?

By Deborah Stephenson | 10 December 2013

Unpredictable approach of local authorities to applying bedroom tax is a cause of concern, write...

FINANCE

Private sector bias 'killing' Big Society, report claims

By Tom Bridge | 09 December 2013

The Big Society is leaving behind millions of people as supportive charities bear the brunt of go...

FINANCE

Unions criticise Universal Credit delay

By Mark Conrad | 09 December 2013

‘Severe delays’ to Universal Credit mean that 90% of people forecast to receive the benefit by 20...

FINANCE

AS 2013: Local government safe from cuts for now

By Jonathan Werran | 05 December 2013

Local government is expected to freeze council tax in return for protection from additional £2bn ...

FINANCE

'Great strides' for troubled families?

By Alex Stevenson | 05 December 2013

Alex Stevenson investigates DCLG’s troubled families unit progress update, now the £448m payment ...

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Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

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Harborough District Council

Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service

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Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority (HEYCA) represents a bold new chapter in the region’s history. Apply for this job

Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority

Finance Business Partner – Housing & HRA

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If so, we are looking to recruit a Finance Business Partner who will report to the Head of Business Partnering for this area. Apply for this job

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