FINANCE

Auditors call for Welsh finance improvements

By William Eichler | 18 August 2016

The financial planning of Welsh councils is ‘strengthening’ but there is still scope to improve t...

WHITEHALL

Counting the pennies to 2020

By Cllr Ian Parry | 17 August 2016

Every local authority is now considering the complex implications of planning for the abolition o...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Leaders fear 'losing functions' if they fail to generate income

By Heather Jameson | 01 March 2016

Local government leaders fear their organisations will be scrapped or lose functions if they fail...

HEALTH

CAs 'top choice' to deliver services

By Dan Peters | 01 March 2016

Combined authorities should take on the delivery of a wide range of services in the next 10 years...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Cultivating entrepreneurs with vision

By Juliette Alban-Metcalfe | 17 February 2016

Local government is heading towards a more commercial way of working, but there will need to be a...

WHITEHALL

Council plans to break free from government grants

By Dan Peters | 27 January 2016

East Hampshire DC believes its plan to become independent of government grant by 2019/20 while st...

FINANCE

Councils give green light to trading plans

By Jamie Hailstone | 27 January 2016

Bolton MBC and East Cambridgeshire DC have become the latest local authorities to give the green ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Authority-owned firms offer greater cash benefits

By Jamie Hailstone | 25 November 2015

New figures have revealed the multi-million pound benefits local authority-owned trading companie...

FINANCE

Delivering a blueprint for understanding

By Paul Roberts | 14 October 2015

Innovation means putting users at the centre of service delivery by understanding their lives say...

FINANCE

Let's make a fair trade

By Danielle Procter | 10 September 2015

Delivering adult social care services through a trading company is the most effective way to make...

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Director of Family Help and Safeguarding

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Reading Borough Council

Head of Highways Operations

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Family Help and Safeguarding

£105,836 - £121,235

Brighter Futures for Children is looking for a visionary leader to drive transformation and improvement in children's services at a pivotal time. Apply for this job

Reading Borough Council

Head of Highways Operations

Salary: £78,168 per annum

Premium jobSomerset offers a unique blend of natural beauty, rich history and vibrant community life. Apply for this job

Somerset Council

Head of Operational Services

£73,051 to £75,342

Are you ready to shape the future of a thriving district? Apply for this job

South Derbyshire District Council