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SCOTLAND
COSLA conference: 'Brexit could undermine good work by councils'
By Dan Peters | 10 October 2019
Brexit threatens to undermine the ‘good work’ being done by Scottish councils and the Scottish Go...
DEVOLUTION
COSLA conference: Ex-PM Brown says Scottish Government must do more on child poverty
By Dan Peters | 10 October 2019
Former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has launched a scathing attack on the Scottish Government’s...
FINANCE
COSLA conference: 'Devolved powers have stopped at Holyrood'
By Dan Peters | 10 October 2019
It is a ‘sad paradox’ of devolution that powers handed to Scotland 20 years ago have stopped at H...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Councils and union clash over zero-hour contracts
By Dan Peters | 18 June 2019
Councils have insisted on keeping the option of zero-hour contracts as Unison prepares to push th...
HEALTH
Funding pledged for Scottish councils to tackle period poverty
By Martin Ford | 17 June 2019
Councils in Scotland will receive £2m in funding to continue provision of free sanitary products ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Council vows to challenge Government's data sharing rules
By Hiba Mahamadi | 02 April 2019
A Scottish council has vowed to challenge the Government’s restrictive rules on information shari...
EDUCATION
Strike threat lifted after COSLA agrees to raise teachers' pay
By Martin Ford | 29 March 2019
The possibility of strike action by teachers has been averted after Scotland’s council leaders ba...
FINANCE
Watchdog calls for 'transformational changes'
By Dan Peters | 21 March 2019
‘More fundamental, transformational changes are needed in service provision’ by Scottish councils...
FINANCE
'Cuts begin to bite' for Scottish authorities
By Martin Ford | 05 February 2019
Funding cuts are finally beginning to take their toll as Scottish councils can no longer protect ...
PAY
Unions divided over Scottish councils' pay offer
By Martin Ford | 04 February 2019
Scottish local authorities’ latest pay offer has received a mixed reaction from union members.
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Transport and Major Work Manager
£54,556 to £60,085 per year Inclusive of Local Weighting Allowance of £1096
Premium jobDrive the future of transport and infrastructure in Slough Apply for this job
Service Manager Residential Children's Homes
£57,457- £58,462
We are seeking a highly motivated, creative, and experienced Service Manager Apply for this job
Head of Safeguarding and Prevention
£73,757-£78,488
Wiltshire is a place where strong communities, shared ambition, and a sense of place come together. Apply for this job
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