ECONOMIC GROWTH

Translating Levelling Up Fund success into real life

By Richard Sterling | 19 January 2023

Councils learnt today whether their Levelling Up Fund Round 2 bid was successful. Richard Sterlin...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Councils are scrapping around for a meagre cash pot

By Heather Jameson | 19 January 2023

The headlines home in on Levelling Up Fund inequities but ultimately councils are fighting for a ...

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES

Levelling Up Fund under fire

By Martin Ford | 19 January 2023

Councils have demanded a new way of funding the sector following the announcement of the Levellin...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Playing the postcode lottery

By Tim Pope | 17 January 2023

Tim Pope says the postcode lottery argument should be used locally to develop breakthrough innova...

WHITEHALL

Labour proposes independent panel to measure levelling up success

By Heather Jameson | 17 January 2023

Shadow secretary of state Lisa Nandy has vowed to scrap the Government’s ‘vague, disingenuous’ le...

DEVOLUTION

Accelerating devolution

By Ann McGauran | 17 January 2023

Local government remains enthusiastic about the English devolution revolution, but challenges lie...

COMMUNITIES

Gulf in communities' levels of social trust

By Martin Ford | 16 January 2023

New research has uncovered huge disparities in social trust between neighbouring communities.

PENSIONS

'Build to Rent' investing allows LGPS to support Levelling Up agenda

By Doug Rowlands | 16 January 2023

Build to Rent (BtR) is an asset class that the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) should incr...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Fair funding delay 'missed opportunity'

By Martin Ford | 11 January 2023

Pushing back the long-awaited fair funding review risks making the process even more difficult, a...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

The state we're in is one of déjà vu

By Heather Jameson | 10 January 2023

We need to talk about the state of the state, and confront the crucial issue of how we pay for pu...

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Executive Director – Adult Social Care, Health & Wellbeing

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frederica-diamanta

Team Manager - Locality

£55,979.00, Grade 13

Wakefield Children’s Services have been rated by Ofsted as GOOD with outstanding leadership. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Executive Director – Adult Social Care, Health & Wellbeing

£131,208 (Hay 1)

Lead with Purpose. Build on Excellence. Shape the Future of Health and Wellbeing in Sefton. Apply for this job

Sefton Borough Council

Strategic Finance Business Partners (five roles)

up to £80k

Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council