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SOCIAL CARE

This provisional settlement makes the job of districts harder

By Cllr Sharon Taylor | 20 December 2021

The Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement falls short of what district councils need an...

FINANCE

Copeland in 'Section 114 territory'

By Dan Peters | 08 December 2021

Copeland BC is ‘heading rapidly towards its minimum level of reserves and an expectation internal...

FINANCE

Prudential code changes sparks fear for district finances

By Heather Jameson | 07 December 2021

Plans to change the rules on prudential borrowing have provoked fears that district councils’ fin...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Road to reform – a blurred vision 

By Dr Eleanor Roy | 07 December 2021

Achieving the Government’s vision for the future of adult social care will take much more investm...

FINANCE

Statutory recommendation threat dropped

By Martin Ford | 01 December 2021

Warrington Council has escaped the threat of a statutory recommendation being issued by its exter...

CLIMATE CHANGE

It's time for a U-turn on rail investment

By Dr Arianna Giovannini | 22 November 2021

The Government must commit to delivering the Northern Powerhouse Rail in full, the eastern leg of...

FINANCE

LGA members accuse CIPFA of 'mission overreach'

By Martin Ford | 18 November 2021

Proposed changes to finance rules have provoked anger from the Local Government Association (LGA).

WHITEHALL

Social rent home building drops 12%

By Dan Peters | 18 November 2021

Just under 6,000 new social rent homes were delivered in England last year, new Government statis...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Councils need the tools to tackle climate change

By Heather Jameson | 17 November 2021

If the Government didn’t quite achieve its aims during COP26, it can still lead by example, harne...

WHITEHALL

Call for investment in homelessness data

By Dan Peters | 08 November 2021

The head of Whitehall’s ‘what works’ centre on homelessness has called for better data infrastruc...

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Talent Acquisition Lead (Manger)

Band I SCP 44-47 (£55,609 - £59,025 per annum)

Ready to shape the future of talent acquisition in local government and make a real impact? Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Principal Lawyer - Children and/or Adult Safeguarding

£51,356 - £56,494

Do you want to make a difference to local people? Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Industrial Relations and HR Policy Manager

£54,495 - £57,864

What You’ll Do This is a unique opportunity to step into a strategic role at the heart of industrial relations. As Industrial Relations & HR Polic... Apply for this job

Oxfordshire County Council