FINANCE

Beware the snake oil salesmen of the future

By Abdool Kara | 26 June 2023

The increase in risky business models in local government has led to the litany of high-profile f...

HUMAN RESOURCES

A delicate balance

By Paul Martin | 20 June 2023

The pressure on senior local government leaders to perpetuate remote working should be challenged...

HEALTH

Unlock some of the held-back adult social care reform funding

By Beverley Tarka | 20 June 2023

While the first survey of adult social care directors since the pandemic contains some good news,...

WHITEHALL

Usable reserves drop 11%

By Dan Peters | 19 June 2023

Usable reserves held by English councils dropped by 11% in 2022-23, according to analysis of 116 ...

HEALTH

Covid inquiry: silence kills the world

By Professor Dominic Harrison | 19 June 2023

As the UK Covid inquiry gets underway, Professor Dominic Harrison says that central government’s ...

SOCIAL CARE

The shifting landscape of adult social care

13 June 2023

Local Partnerships can help local authorities in a number of ways with care for working age and o...

WHITEHALL

Poor pandemic planning criticised

By Mark Conrad | 13 June 2023

Public health directors have delivered a withering assessment of the Government’s Covid-19 prepar...

BUSINESS

Is it time for insourcing by default?

By Mo Baines | 12 June 2023

Is it time for a new era of public service value? Mo Baines looks at the value of insourcing and ...

HEALTH

NHS volunteer programme expanded into social care

By William Eichler | 07 June 2023

The NHS Volunteer Responders Programme is set to be expanded to help the struggling social care s...

HEALTH

Where is our vision for public services?

By Emmet Regan | 30 May 2023

Our public services deserve to be prioritised in the national debate, says Emmet Regan, but right...

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Director of Family Help and Safeguarding

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Reading Borough Council

Head of Highways Operations

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South Derbyshire District Council

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