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WHITEHALL

'Agree, or I'll set a plan,' says Clark

By Dan Peters | 27 January 2016

Communities secretary Greg Clark has urged the sector to strike an agreement on how business rate...

FINANCE

Clark resists local demand to bring forward finance settlement cash

By Dan Peters | 27 January 2016

Communities secretary Greg Clark has publicly rejected calls from the sector to frontload cash to...

FINANCE

A call for clarity

By Heather Jameson | 19 January 2016

Heather Jameson analyses the fallout from the local government finance settlement consultation an...

FINANCE

Fears raised as uncertainty clouds funding settlement

By Dan Peters | 19 January 2016

Government plans to create financial certainty through a four-year funding settlement have been u...

FINANCE

Counting the pennies

By David Borrow | 19 January 2016

Cllr David Borrow reports back from conversations with Greg Clark and delivers CCN's list of dema...

WHITEHALL

Fury over Whitehall's failure to consult on funding formula

By Dan Peters | 19 January 2016

The Government’s ‘unprecedented’ decision not to carry out a technical consultation before this y...

WHITEHALL

MPs call for revamp of finance figures

By Jamie Hailstone | 18 January 2016

MPs have written to communities secretary Greg Clark to fight the case for county councils in the...

FINANCE

Tories fear financial threat of local-central 'disconnect'

By Dan Peters | 13 January 2016

Essex CC’s Tory leader has led the way for a potential Conservative local government revolt after...

FINANCE

Giving children a chance in straitened times

By Ian Hudspeth | 04 January 2016

Despite financial limitations in children’s services, counties are doing commendable work in stre...

FINANCE

Call for beefed up health and wellbeing boards

By Dan Peters | 23 December 2015

Health and wellbeing boards should be given the power to commission services, hold budgets and fo...

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frederica-diamanta

Team Manager - Child Exploitation and Missing Team

Grade 13 SCP 44 £57,770

Are you passionate about making a difference to our citizens and the district that they reside in? Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Executive Director of Children’s Services (DCS)

£149,000 – £175,000

This is a defi ning leadership opportunity in a borough with real momentum Apply for this job

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

Director of Adults Commissioning and Provider Services

£100,731 - £104,625

To help us realise this vision, we are seeking an exceptional Director of Adults Commissioning and Provider Services Apply for this job

Trafford Council

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