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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Children are this country's future

By Rachel Dickinson | 29 August 2019

Ahead of the spending round, Rachel Dickinson is urging the Treasury to think of investment in ch...

OFSTED

Commissioner appointed to oversee council's inadequate children's services

By William Eichler | 27 August 2019

The Government has appointed a commissioner to improve Medway Council’s children’s services after...

FINANCE

£800m overspend on children's social care

By Dan Peters | 27 August 2019

Severe funding shortages and huge demand pressures mean councils were forced to overspend on thei...

NEW LOCAL

The crisis in violent youth crime: evidence from local government

By Trinley Walker | 21 August 2019

Trinley Walker says that on violent youth crime, the results of the New Local Government Network’...

FINANCE

Crime-fighting funds in scarce supply - survey

By Dan Peters | 21 August 2019

Three out of four UK council chief executives and leaders do not have access to enough funding to...

HEALTH

Everyday Britain's silent crisis in care

By Ben Page | 20 August 2019

Ben Page says that while Britain is bothering about Brexit and more this summer, hardly anyone is...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Promising findings from social work pilots

By Naomi Larsson | 19 August 2019

Devolving budgets to frontline workers to directly support families could reduce the likelihood o...

EDUCATION

The Prime Minister must fix the Special Educational Needs funding system

By Robert Pollock | 16 August 2019

The system of ‘misaligned incentives’ for Special Educational Needs, with local government as the...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Co-designing the West Midlands' future democracy with young people

By Brigid Jones | 14 August 2019

Cllr Brigid Jones says this week - which includes International Youth Day - is a fitting time to ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Star pupils

14 August 2019

The lyrics to Swinging on a Star were reportedly penned after crooner Bing Crosby made a quip to ...

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Assistant Director Housing

£111,533 to £119,774 plus relocation support

Housing is one of the most high profile and closely scrutinised areas in local government Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

Director of Legal & Governance (Monitoring Officer)

Up to £118,000

The Hampshire & Solent Combined County Authority is being established at pace, bringing together a uniquely complex geography and economy. Apply for this job

Hampshire and the Solent Combined Authority

Executive Director of Finance (Section 73 Officer)

Up to £150,000

As our first Executive Director of Finance and statutory Section 73 Officer, you will build the financial architecture that makes this possible. Apply for this job

Hampshire and the Solent Combined Authority

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frederica-diamanta

Assistant Director Housing

£111,533 to £119,774 plus relocation support

Housing is one of the most high profile and closely scrutinised areas in local government Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

Director of Legal & Governance (Monitoring Officer)

Up to £118,000

The Hampshire & Solent Combined County Authority is being established at pace, bringing together a uniquely complex geography and economy. Apply for this job

Hampshire and the Solent Combined Authority

Executive Director of Finance (Section 73 Officer)

Up to £150,000

As our first Executive Director of Finance and statutory Section 73 Officer, you will build the financial architecture that makes this possible. Apply for this job

Hampshire and the Solent Combined Authority

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