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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Retirement bell rings for Rob

17 August 2016

Rob Bell has announced that he will retire as managing director of local authority-owned environm...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Whitehall cannot rip up Troubled Families programme

By Heather Jameson | 10 August 2016

Despite damning reports about progress on the Troubled Families programme, Heather Jameson says s...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Creating the child-friendly city

By Nigel Richardson | 10 August 2016

Leeds has been on a long journey to achieve its ‘child-friendly city’ status. Nigel Richardson ex...

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 ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Councils probe to continue despite resignation

By Laura Sharman | 05 August 2016

Dame Lowell Goddard has become the third chair to step down as head of the independent inquiry in...

EDUCATION

'Hugely-talented' council director dies in cycling accident

By Dan Peters | 04 August 2016

A ‘hugely-talented’ council director has died after missing a turn in fog while on a cycling holi...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Call to review home school rules

By Dan Peters | 02 August 2016

Luton Council will call for a review of home education regulations in a letter to the Government ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Squaring the circle?

By Richard Webb | 02 August 2016

The level of service demand and demographic trends faced by North Yorkshire are thought to be wh...

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...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Holyrood to carry on with named person programme

By Jamie Hailstone | 29 July 2016

Scottish ministers have vowed to carry on with their controversial plans to appoint a named perso...

frederica-diamanta

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

Strategic Director, Corporate Services

c£162,000 per annum, more for an exceptional candidate

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City of Bradford MDC

Director of Human Resources

£119,466 - £131,207

Bradford is at an extraordinary moment of transformation Apply for this job

City of Bradford MDC

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

Strategic Director, Corporate Services

c£162,000 per annum, more for an exceptional candidate

Bradford is at an extraordinary moment of transformation Apply for this job

City of Bradford MDC

Director of Human Resources

£119,466 - £131,207

Bradford is at an extraordinary moment of transformation Apply for this job

City of Bradford MDC