BUSINESS

Carers pay under attack as Mears ends third contract

By Jamie Hailstone | 10 August 2016

A local government contractor has served notice on a third council over unacceptable carers’ pay,...

DCLG

Rivals call for councils to publish reports

By Jamie Hailstone | 10 August 2016

Opposition councillors have called on Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire CC to publish their riv...

PLANNING

'Hardcore mob' prompts security review

By Laura Sharman | 09 August 2016

A London council has been forced to review its security after officers and councillors were abuse...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Westminster leader joins House of Lords

By Jamie Hailstone | 05 August 2016

The leader of Westminster City Council has been made a peer in David Cameron’s resignations honou...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Council defends disabled cuts after legal loss

By Dan Peters | 25 July 2016

A council has insisted it was left with ‘no choice’ but to reduce short breaks funding for disabl...

FINANCE

Spheres for tiers

By Abby Gilbert | 20 July 2016

Abby Gilbert discusses the findings of new NLGN research into whether the ‘devolution revolution’...

WHITEHALL

Oxfordshire reorganisation ceasefire after Whitehall visit

By Dan Peters | 19 July 2016

Councils in Oxfordshire have agreed to further talks in a bid to end a reorganisation row.

FINANCE

£3m shortfall forces councils to consider merging

By Jamie Hailstone | 13 July 2016

Two district councils in Somerset are facing a combined budget shortfall of more than £3m by 2020...

WHITEHALL

Councils warn of extra transparency burdens

By Jamie Hailstone | 12 July 2016

Government plans to make councils publish more data should be applied across other parts of the p...

FINANCE

Tory leadership race: Where are candidates on local government?

By Heather Jameson | 05 July 2016

As Conservative MPs prepare to cast their votes in the first ballot in the leadership race with T...

frederica-diamanta

Team Manager - Locality

£55,979.00, Grade 13

Wakefield Children’s Services have been rated by Ofsted as GOOD with outstanding leadership. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Executive Director – Adult Social Care, Health & Wellbeing

£131,208 (Hay 1)

Lead with Purpose. Build on Excellence. Shape the Future of Health and Wellbeing in Sefton. Apply for this job

Sefton Borough Council

Strategic Finance Business Partners (five roles)

up to £80k

Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council

frederica-diamanta

Team Manager - Locality

£55,979.00, Grade 13

Wakefield Children’s Services have been rated by Ofsted as GOOD with outstanding leadership. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Executive Director – Adult Social Care, Health & Wellbeing

£131,208 (Hay 1)

Lead with Purpose. Build on Excellence. Shape the Future of Health and Wellbeing in Sefton. Apply for this job

Sefton Borough Council

Strategic Finance Business Partners (five roles)

up to £80k

Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council