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WHITEHALL

Government stands firm after Pickles plea

By Paul Marinko | 12 August 2019

The Government has said it ‘would not be appropriate’ to pay legal costs to whistleblowers in ele...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Chiefs criticised over lack of leadership on abuse

By Dan Peters | 31 July 2019

Chief executives of Nottinghamshire CC and Nottingham City Council over several decades have been...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Government response to youth violence 'inadequate'

By Martin Ford | 30 July 2019

The Government has been urged to back councils to tackle the rise in youth violence.

ELECTIONS

Pickles: Fraud can change council control

By Naomi Larsson | 24 July 2019

There are still weaknesses in the running of local elections, a House of Lords select committee h...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

We will not rest on our laurels

By Clare Coghill | 23 July 2019

Waltham Forest Council won Local Authority of the Year in the MJ Awards 2019. Martin Esom and Cll...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

The use of child spies 'needs urgently reviewing as a priority'

By Stuart Carlton | 17 July 2019

Stuart Carlton says the Association of Directors of Children’s Services and the Department for E...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Use of child spies is 'plain wrong'

By Ann McGauran | 16 July 2019

One of England’s most high-profile directors of children’s services has spoken out against police...

PUBLIC HEALTH

Javid announces public health duty to tackle violent crime

By William Eichler | 15 July 2019

Home secretary Sajid Javid has announced a new legal duty that will require local authorities to ...

WHITEHALL

Emergency planning has suffered under budget cuts - mandarin

By Martin Ford | 10 July 2019

‘Drastic cuts’ to council budgets have contributed to a lack of resources for emergency planning,...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

More joined up approach is needed from central Government to tackle county lines

By Ann McGauran | 03 July 2019

Central Government departments work in silos on tackling serious violence and county lines and ne...

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frederica-diamanta

Programme Manager - WMF2246e

£56,883 - £59,198

The Capital Programme team is responsible for the core delivery of the Council’s c. £80-100m/year Capital Programme Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Head of Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer

£79,336 – £86,691 per annum

As Head of Law and Governance you join at a critical time. Apply for this job

Crawley Borough Council

Director of Finance and Procurement

£109,248 - £120,622

Gloucestershire County Council is seeking an exceptional, forward-thinking Director of Finance. Apply for this job

Gloucestershire County Council