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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...
FINANCE
We need leaders who give optimism that a way through must be found
By Rob Whiteman | 26 June 2019
Rob Whiteman says the expertise and insight of the public finance profession is fundamental to sh...
WHITEHALL
Voter ID confidence drops
By Hiba Mahamadi | 12 June 2019
The proportion of people who think voter ID helps to prevent electoral fraud has dropped from 52%...
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- Recruitment challenges restricting pace of Sandwell improvement, peers find
- Epping Forest ends legal fight over asylum hotel
- Future Forum: Councils must put 'rules and tools' in place ahead of political change
- EXCLUSIVE: LGA reduces transparency of key meeting
- Future Forum: Reorganisation threat to transformation
Engineering Team Manager (Transportation)
£53,460 - £56,732
Premium jobLead the way. Shape Calderdale’s transport future. Apply for this job
Programme Director (LGR Transition)
£121k – £134k (fixed term 2 years with option to extend)
Hertfordshire is embarking on one of the most significant transformations in its public services for a generation. Apply for this job
Lead Technical Architect
£51,356 - £55,539 per annum
Are you ready to step into a pivotal leadership role where your vision will define the future of the council’s entire technology landscape? Apply for this job
- Recruitment challenges restricting pace of Sandwell improvement, peers find
- Epping Forest ends legal fight over asylum hotel
- Future Forum: Councils must put 'rules and tools' in place ahead of political change
- EXCLUSIVE: LGA reduces transparency of key meeting
- Future Forum: Reorganisation threat to transformation
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