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FINANCE

Redbridge grapples with £60m overspend

By Martin Ford | 05 November 2020

Officers at Redbridge LBC are drawing up a second plan to mitigate the soaring costs of the COVID...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Care Act easements 'politicised'

By Martin Ford | 05 November 2020

A ‘sense of injustice’ among adult care directors has been detailed in a report on the use of eas...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

'Wide-ranging' government care review 'very imminent'

By Michael Burton | 05 November 2020

Children’s minister Vicky Ford has promised that the long-awaited review into the care system is ...

FINANCE

Manchester considers £50m of cuts

By Martin Ford | 04 November 2020

A programme of cost-cutting measures has been put forward by officers in an effort to tackle a lo...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Short-termism can be expensive

By Iain MacBeath | 04 November 2020

COVID-19 has laid bare the numerous challenges faced by adult social care. Iain MacBeath, NCASC 2...

PUBLIC HEALTH

Championing mental health

By Sarah Hughes | 04 November 2020

The National Children and Adult Services Conference (NCASC) 2020 is taking place virtually this w...

COVID

White van man on... lockdowns

04 November 2020

The thing about lockdowns is to try and make ’em as bearable as possible.

COVID

An age old argument

04 November 2020

As local authorities take on tougher coronavirus enforcement powers, they should perhaps be prepa...

HEALTH

Get ready for a reset between Brexit and pandemics

By Heather Jameson | 04 November 2020

Two reports from the IfG this week make for stark reading, just as we begin the second lockdown o...

WHITEHALL

Crisis call for return of Everyone In

By Dan Peters | 04 November 2020

The chief executive of homelessness charity Crisis has called for ring-fenced funding for council...

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Transport

£112,924

Premium jobEast Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) is on a bold journey. Apply for this job

East Midlands Combined County Authority

Group Lawyer Manager (Contracts and Commercial) - WMF2156e

£63,830 - £66,642

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Commercial and Contracts Lawyer to join our high-performing legal team Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Programme Manager, Scarborough

£49,764 - £53,817 per annum

Are you someone who is innovative and can oversee the delivery of strategic transformation programmes? Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council