COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

Benn pledges new powers for councils

By Heather Jameson | 18 November 2014

Shadow communities secretary Hilary Benn has vowed to give county councils a raft of new powers i...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Coventry's leader eyes CA deal

By Jamie Hailstone | 18 November 2014

The leader of Coventry City Council said she might be prepared to join forces with the new West M...

WHITEHALL

Devolution 'must go beyond' Osborne plan

By Mark Conrad | 18 November 2014

Devolution to England’s cities must go beyond chancellor George Osborne’s plans for the likes of ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

On track for a Midlands Powerhouse

By Michael Burton | 18 November 2014

The West Midlands has belatedly become the latest region to announce a combined authority. Michae...

WHITEHALL

Slow but steady wins the day

By Bob Neill | 18 November 2014

Incremental change and ‘subsidiarity’ should be the way forward for English devolution, argues Bo...

WHITEHALL

Tees Valley combined authority to share with LEP

By Dan Peters | 14 November 2014

Tees Valley’s five local councils have announced a consultation on a combined authority that woul...

WHITEHALL

Box hits back at Galloway calls for a West Yorkshire mayor

By Heather Jameson | 13 November 2014

George Galloway is ‘out of touch’ with the people of Bradford, the chair of the West Yorkshire Co...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Metro-centralism peril

By Jonathan Carr-West | 11 November 2014

There’s a risk of replacing excessive centralism with excessive metro-centralism if the devolouti...

FINANCE

It's not about the money, money, money

By Greg Clark | 11 November 2014

Greater Manchester’s local growth deal points the way to future devolution of powers from Whiteha...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

The 39 LEPs?

By Dan Peters | 11 November 2014

Having replaced the Regional Development Agencies in 2010, the Local Enterprise Partnerships have...

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Service – Social Care

G15 £63,148 - £67,058 per annum

There is an exciting opportunity within Children Social Care to join the senior management team Apply for this job

Wrexham County Borough Council

Head of Service Social Work & Specialist Support

Grade M scp 60 £72,118 - scp 64 £77,293

There couldn’t be a more exciting time to join us. Apply for this job

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

Chief Executive Officer - Housing Delivery Shared Service

£123,983 - £138,786 per annum (37 hours per week)

Premium jobBlackpool is Changing for the Better, Can You Lead Delivery of the Next Chapter? Apply for this job

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