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FINANCE

Reviews are a chance for us to come together

By Simon Edwards | 22 May 2019

The County Councils’ Network (CCN) has released a new report on councils’ finances. Simon Edwards...

FINANCE

The self-sufficiency myth

By Ann McGauran | 21 May 2019

Marsham Street appears not to understand the drivers of demand or the pressures local services ar...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Sunak to rule on default tier split

By Hiba Mahamadi | 08 May 2019

Ministers been asked to set out a ‘national default position’ on the distribution of business rat...

PLANNING

Counties can help speed delivery of the right homes in the right places

By Peter French | 30 April 2019

We must move away from simply 'planning by numbers' when it comes to housing and instead seek to ...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Ministers to step in after tier split talks collapse

By Dan Peters | 30 April 2019

Ministers are expected to be called on to intervene in the thorny issue of business rates tier sp...

SOCIAL CARE

Social care should be funded centrally, says MP

By Hiba Mahamadi | 29 April 2019

Social care should be delivered locally but funded nationally, a new report has suggested.

WHITEHALL

Further delay to devolution drive

By Dan Peters | 24 April 2019

The Government’s repeatedly-delayed devolution framework will not be published until after Brexit...

WHITEHALL

Corbyn launches attack on fair funding review

By Martin Ford | 11 April 2019

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has entered the debate over the fair funding review, claiming it ‘wil...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

If empowered, councils can achieve much more on public health

By Nathan Elvery | 09 April 2019

Rather than seeking to downgrade the role of public health within local authorities we should be ...

PAY

Chiefs hit back at 'rich list'

By Naomi Larsson | 09 April 2019

Chief executives have hit back at claims from the Taxpayers’ Alliance pressure group that more lo...

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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