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OMBUDSMAN
Ombudsman suspends cases
By Martin Ford | 26 March 2020
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has suspended all cases that require input from co...
HEALTH
'Social care needs you', retired care workers told
By William Eichler | 26 March 2020
Council chiefs urge retired care workers to return to work in order to boost an over-stretched so...
SOCIAL CARE
We will do everything we can to save lives
By Martin Swales | 26 March 2020
The national COVID-19 emergency is seeing the very best of our councils and our workforces and we...
SOLACE
The work of local government has become 'even more urgent'
By Ann McGauran | 26 March 2020
The coronavirus pandemic is highlighting ‘the very best of councils and our workforces’, accordin...
EDUCATION
Children's charities issue warning over emergency laws
By Martin Ford | 25 March 2020
Eleven groups have warned of the impact of coronavirus disruption on vulnerable sections of society.
BUSINESS
Coronavirus forces developers to down tools
By Martin Ford | 25 March 2020
Infrastructure and development projects are beginning to stall as construction firms cease work i...
PAY
Former Solace chief takes crisis pay cut
By Heather Jameson | 25 March 2020
Former Solace president Jo Miller has taken a 10% pay cut as her council launched a range of meas...
SEND
SEND support legal requirements relaxed
By Martin Ford | 25 March 2020
The Government has used emergency powers to relax requirements for councils supporting children w...
NEW LOCAL
Staying afloat while rocking the boat
By Katy Oglethorpe | 25 March 2020
Katy Oglethorpe says the context may have ‘shifted unimaginably’ in the fortnight since hundreds ...
WHITEHALL
Now is not the time for Westminster to tighten its centralising grip
By Sarah Longlands | 25 March 2020
Reducing the spread of the virus requires Westminster to loosen the reins of power and to trust d...
Director of Adult Social Care (DASS)
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Director of Adult Social Care (DASS)
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, innovative council where Adult Social Care is central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Education & Skills
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, high-performing council where education, inclusion and skills are central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Prosperity and Investment
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious council delivering growth, regeneration and investment at scale. Apply for this job
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