WHITEHALL

Baroness Warsi: DCLG attracts less-able civil servants

By Mark Conrad | 30 October 2017

Former communities minister Baroness Warsi has questioned the quality of civil servants at the De...

FINANCE

Government advises LEPs on greater transparency

By Hiba Mahamadi | 27 October 2017

Local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) should publish their agendas, decisions, accounts and a roll...

FINANCE

Funds withheld for Leeds LEP

By Dan Peters | 25 October 2017

A second local enterprise partnership (LEP) has had funding restrictions slapped on it by the Dep...

FINANCE

Sector concerns over fair funding timescale

By Dan Peters | 25 October 2017

The results of the fair funding review (FFR) might not be published until weeks before the provis...

BUSINESS RATES

EXCLUSIVE: DCLG to offer 'no detriment' clause to all pilots

By Dan Peters | 25 October 2017

The Department for Communities and Local Government has decided to offer all business rates reten...

DCLG

Sajid Javid's housing pledge slapped down by chancellor

By Hiba Mahamadi | 24 October 2017

The chancellor Philip Hammond has refused to back communities secretary Sajid Javid’s pledge to b...

FINANCE

Councils warned slow business rates revisions 'unacceptable'

By Mark Conrad | 18 October 2017

Fewer than half of all billing authorities in England have issued revised business rate bills fol...

WHITEHALL

Porter optimistic following Number 10 housing meeting

By Sam Clayden | 17 October 2017

Lord Porter described the Prime Minister’s housing summit this week as ‘one of the most positive’...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Refuges 'not always right solution'

By Dan Peters | 17 October 2017

A top children’s services director has suggested refuges are ‘not always the right solution’ afte...

DCLG

Disrupting the housing market

By Sam Clayden | 16 October 2017

Localis’ latest housing report calls for a bigger role for local authorities in housebuilding, bu...

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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