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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Social enterprises outperform SMEs, study shows

By Thomas Bridge | 09 July 2013

Social enterprises are increasing trade with the public sector while outperforming mainstream bus...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Nine out of ten claimants unprepared for UC, survey finds

By Jonathan Werran | 08 July 2013

Citizens Advice survey shows 92% of likley claimants for Universal Credit would have one problem ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Third sector welcomes best value commitment

By Jamie Hailstone | 04 July 2013

NAVCA welcomes local government minister Don Foster's restatement of Government commitment to sta...

FINANCE

LGA Conference 2013: Casey urges chief execs to lead on troubled families

By Jonathan Werran | 02 July 2013

Troubled families tsar Louise Casey praises role of councils in fixing chaotic households but urg...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

CEOP: councils must step up efforts to combat child sex abuse

By Mark Conrad | 02 July 2013

Police urge councils to do more to tackle child sexual exploitation, after new evidence shows man...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

UC rolls out to Wigan

By Jonathan Werran | 01 July 2013

Jobseekers in Wigan can today claim benefits from Universal Credit, in latest advance of the Coal...

FINANCE

Spending Review 2013: welfare spending cap from April 2015

By Jonathan Werran | 26 June 2013

Chancellor proposed setting four-year cap on welfare costs from April 2015, with limits set there...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Welfare reforms driving up rent says London Councils

By Jamie Hailstone | 25 June 2013

London Councils has warned government plans to reform the welfare system could be driving rents u...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Children of public sector workers to be pushed into poverty, says TUC

By Jonathan Werran | 24 June 2013

Some 180,000 children who have at least one parent working in the public sector are set to fall i...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

'Bedroom tax' councils could lose HB subsidies, Lord Freud warns

By Jonathan Werran | 20 June 2013

Housing Benefit subsidies could be axed for councils trying to get around ‘bedroom tax’ by re-des...

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Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

Grade 12 £67,236 – £71,223 plus £3000pa Statutory Officer Allowance

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Harborough District Council

Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service

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Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority

Finance Business Partner – Housing & HRA

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Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

frederica-diamanta

Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

Grade 12 £67,236 – £71,223 plus £3000pa Statutory Officer Allowance

Premium jobWe are looking for an accomplished and proactive leader for our vacant post of Head of Democratic Services & Elections Apply for this job

Harborough District Council

Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service

£Competitive

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

Band I, SCP 44 - 47 (£53,885 - £57,195) per annum

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

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council