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HEALTH

Children's reform: why doing nothing is no longer an option

By Dr Andrew Larner | 04 April 2023

The CareCubed children’s module means that councils can take a ‘snapshot’ of the local market to ...

WHITEHALL

Government moves to introduce mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse

By Mark Conrad | 03 April 2023

Councils are braced for reforms to improve the tackling of grooming gangs – including mandatory r...

FINANCE

Councils lack skills in deal-making, says commissioner

By Martin Ford | 30 March 2023

Children’s commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza, suggested support should be provided t...

IMPROVEMENT

Valuing Care – supporting children to achieve their full potential

By Sara Tough | 28 March 2023

Executive Director of Children’s Services at Norfolk County Council Sara Tough discusses a partne...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Councils need a longer-term funding plan

By Cllr Izzy Seccombe | 28 March 2023

The Budget, while it contained positive announcements, left the Local Government Association disa...

SOCIAL CARE

Reach out for support with safeguarding

By Elyzabeth Hawkes | 28 March 2023

With the right support and understanding of advocacy, we can ensure that 2023 is the year we all ...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Councils stretched despite fund boost

By Dan Peters | 27 March 2023

Councils have raised the alarm over their capacity to deliver the Household Support Fund (HSF) as...

BUSINESS

'Significant concerns' over regional care cooperatives

By Martin Ford | 23 March 2023

Regional care cooperatives (RCCs) will not resolve the issues around child care placements, counc...

WHITEHALL

Keegan orders Solihull to improve children's services oversight

By Mark Conrad | 20 March 2023

Education secretary Gillian Keegan has ordered Solihull MBC to improve senior oversight of its ch...

PAY

Budget 2023: The sector does not have the gift of time

By Simon Christian | 17 March 2023

Government was quiet on the challenges facing the public sector including pay, on a Budget day wh...

frederica-diamanta

Executive Director - Growth, Enterprise and Environment

£139,111.00 (pay award pending)

Premium jobThis is a chance to make a significant difference to the lives of families across our borough – and to seriously improve your quality of life. Apply for this job

Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council

Assistant Director of Regeneration and Economic Development

Up to £111,000

You will be responsible for overseeing area based regeneration programmes. Apply for this job

London Borough of Hackney Council

Executive Director, Home and Communities

£160-200k p.a.

At Camden, we don’t just deliver services — we work alongside communities to challenge injustice and drive real social change. Apply for this job

Camden London Borough Council

frederica-diamanta

Executive Director - Growth, Enterprise and Environment

£139,111.00 (pay award pending)

Premium jobThis is a chance to make a significant difference to the lives of families across our borough – and to seriously improve your quality of life. Apply for this job

Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council

Assistant Director of Regeneration and Economic Development

Up to £111,000

You will be responsible for overseeing area based regeneration programmes. Apply for this job

London Borough of Hackney Council

Executive Director, Home and Communities

£160-200k p.a.

At Camden, we don’t just deliver services — we work alongside communities to challenge injustice and drive real social change. Apply for this job

Camden London Borough Council