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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...

WHITEHALL

Minister delays self-funding care reforms

By Dan Peters | 07 July 2022

Residential care self-funders will not be able to ask their council to arrange care for them at t...

WHITEHALL

A year of progress on county devolution

By James Maker | 28 June 2022

James Maker says that rather than stripping powers from any tier of local government, Clause 16  ...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Council chiefs argue for accountability

By Martin Ford | 28 June 2022

Senior officers have asked for greater accountability for the local government sector as part of ...

FINANCE

LGA finance warning kicks off conference

By Chris Mahony | 27 June 2022

More councils could be tipped into financial crisis while others face emergency in-year cuts due ...

WHITEHALL

Whitehall needs to up its game

By Chris Tambini | 14 June 2022

Adult social care and special education reforms are examples of Whitehall departments' poor polic...

FINANCE

Counties in inflation funding call

By Mark Whitehead | 14 June 2022

County councils have called for extra Government funding to cope with huge increases caused by in...

WHITEHALL

Government to bailout more councils over SEND

By Dan Peters | 06 June 2022

The Government is in talks to expand its programme of bailing out under-pressure councils to wipe...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

We now have a clear evidence base for change to children's social care

By Simon Edwards | 06 June 2022

The Independent Review of Children's Social Care heeds the County Councils Network's calls for a ...

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Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

frederica-diamanta

Corporate Director – Adults & Health

£176,061 – £196,002

Lead Change. Shape Lives. Be Part of Something New. Apply for this job

Newham London Borough Council

Assistant Director, People

£89,116 - £104,843 per annum

Experience the best of both worlds with our flexible hybrid working arrangements. Apply for this job

Essex County Council

Executive Director (Children’s Services)

up to £137,831

Are you an experienced and inspirational leader of Children’s Services? Apply for this job

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council