COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

Counties call for more devolution progress

By Martin Ford | 26 September 2022

County councils are pressing for more progress on devolution amid suggestions talks have stalled ...

WHITEHALL

Districts lobby DLUHC over TIF

By Dan Peters | 16 September 2022

District councils have been lobbying ministers to allow them to monetise the benefits of growth.

FINANCE

Truss facing Tory pressure to boost funding

By Martin Ford | 07 September 2022

Conservative-led councils have piled the pressure on new Prime Minister Liz Truss to provide incr...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Councils need financial support to help residents and businesses through crisis

By James Maker | 06 September 2022

The County Councils Network, alongside others, will be making the strongest case possible to ensu...

FINANCE

Call for inflation support from Truss

By Martin Ford | 05 September 2022

Councils have warned of service cuts if new Prime Minister Liz Truss fails to provide further fin...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

£1.14bn East Midlands devo deal agreed

By Ann McGauran | 30 August 2022

A landmark £1.14bn devolution deal for a new combined county authority (CCA) is on offer for the ...

FINANCE

Government not even close to 'rescuing' social care

By Martin Ford | 03 August 2022

The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee said billions of pounds ‘urgently’ needed to ...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

Waiting for council issues to get an airing

By By Simon Edwards | 03 August 2022

Local government has hardly featured in the initial debates of the Conservative leadership contes...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

Councils face record £2.4bn deficits in SEN this year

By Laura Sharman | 29 July 2022

Local authority deficits in special educational needs (SEN) have reached an ‘unmanageable’ £2.4bn...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Care warning after elderly 'population boom'

By Martin Ford | 15 July 2022

A ‘population boom’ of over-65s is piling pressure on adult care services, county councils have w...

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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