WHITEHALL

Merge council tax support with universal credit, says foundation

By Jamie Hailstone | 03 May 2016

A think tank has recommended amalgamating council tax support with the Government’s universal cre...

WHITEHALL

Call for government to review council tax support barriers

By Dan Peters | 12 April 2016

The Government should remove barriers that are preventing local council tax support (LCTS) scheme...

FINANCE

Scottish council tax plans hit richest hardest

By William Eichler | 08 April 2016

The Scottish Government's proposed council tax reforms will hit the richest tenth of households h...

FINANCE

Cat's out the bag

By Louise Round | 06 April 2016

With councils dealing with wide-ranging issues from fly tipping to feral cats, Louise Round urges...

WHITEHALL

Whitehall will be 'unable' to police social care precept

By Dan Peters | 06 April 2016

Government will struggle to monitor whether councils spend the social care precept on its intende...

WHITEHALL

Local authorities forced into council tax support cuts

By Tom Bridge | 05 April 2016

Some 340,000 low-income families will face a council tax rise this month as England’s local autho...

FINANCE

Widespread council take-up of social care precept

By Thomas Bridge | 31 March 2016

Almost 95% of eligible authorities are raising council tax to fund adult social care this year, a...

HEALTH

Give health to councils call

By Jamie Hailstone | 24 March 2016

An independent think tank has called for health to be devolved to local authority level in Scotland.

FINANCE

Corbyn's council tax dilemma

By Jack Airey | 24 March 2016

Has Jeremy Corbyn dropped the ball on localism? Jack Airey says the Labour Party leader could do ...

FINANCE

Does any of it add up?

By Heather Jameson | 22 March 2016

In the aftermath of last week’s Budget announcement, Heather Jameson asks how concerned the secto...

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Assistant Director for Safeguarding

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Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Director of Children’s Social Care and Early Help

Salary: £108,312 - £125,565

At Thurrock we take a whole council approach to improving the lives of our children and young people, placing them at the heart of all that we do Apply for this job

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Assistant Director Transformation

£97,426 - £108,074

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