CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Delivering complex packages of care

By Hannah Taylor | 16 November 2016

Care demands are resulting in serious challenges for both adult and children's services, explains...

FINANCE

Children's services 'as big a headache' as adult social care

By Sam Clayden | 16 November 2016

The £1.9bn funding gap in children’s services by 2020 is expected to cause ‘just as big a headach...

WHITEHALL

Interim Robinson gets job permanently

16 November 2016

Durham CC has appointed Jane Robinson as the new permanent corporate director for adult and healt...

FINANCE

A Cinderella story on skills devolution

By Cllr Teresa O’Neill | 16 November 2016

Devolving power to shape London’s skills system would enable councils and the mayor to make signi...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Axe clunky corporatism to tackle skills shortfall

By Stephanie Flanders | 16 November 2016

Ahead of her speech to the London Councils Summit 2016, Stephanie Flanders argues that achieving ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Missing children 'national disgrace'

By Laura Sharman | 15 November 2016

The number of trafficked and unaccompanied asylum-seeking children going missing from local autho...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Peers defeat Children and Social Work Bill 'exemption clause'

By Sam Clayden | 09 November 2016

Peers have defeated a clause in the Children and Social Work Bill that would exempt councils from...

FINANCE

Ministers under pressure over social care

By Michael Burton | 09 November 2016

There were plenty of gloomy predictions for adult social care at this year’s NCAS social services...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Intervention uncertainty 'could hamper scrutiny'

By Mark Conrad | 09 November 2016

The Department for Communities and Local Government’s (DCLG) refusal to disclose how many council...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Do alternative models work for child services?

By Olly Swan | 09 November 2016

Mixed messages from government on children’s services mean an independent evaluation of alternati...

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frederica-diamanta

Strategic Director, Finance and Resources (S.151 Officer)

£110,799 - £120,706

Blackburn with Darwen is a distinctive, welcoming and vibrant borough with a strong identity and a genuine buzz about the place. Apply for this job

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

Principal Lawyer (Adult Social Care)

£55,036 - £58,879

Are you an experienced Adult Social Care Lawyer looking to expand your skill Apply for this job

West Northamptonshire Council

Fire Safety Surveyor

£66555 - £76077 per annum

Help protect residents and shape better standards across our borough.As a Fire Safety Surveyor, you'll use your technical expertise to help make homes Apply for this job

The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea Council