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WHITEHALL

One in five fail to keep schools deficit below 1%

By Dan Peters | 08 August 2019

One in five councils with education responsibilities have failed to keep their dedicated schools ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Moray warned time is running out

By Martin Ford | 06 August 2019

Audit Scotland has told a council that it has 'limited time' to curb spending before its reserves...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Children's services, adult social care top list of complaints

By Hiba Mahamadi | 30 July 2019

Most complaints about councils received by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGO) i...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Winning approach to summer learning loss

By Michael Barrett | 30 July 2019

Michael Barrett outlines how Kent CC’s Rob Comber (above) faced off nine other candidates in the ...

EDUCATION

A challenging story of 'care and neglect'

30 July 2019

Tom Stannard says there is much to support in the Augar review for local government in terms of f...

CLIMATE CHANGE

We need to invest in community action to deliver on environmental promises

By Graham Duxbury | 23 July 2019

Graham Duxbury says Michael Gove’s recent speech on the Environment Bill missed out the education...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Kent warned over SEND deficit

By Martin Ford | 11 July 2019

Members of Kent CC have been warned that the high needs budget deficit will exceed Government lim...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

EXCLUSIVE: England's top 10 councils for children with high needs revealed

By Ann McGauran | 02 July 2019

England’s 10 best performing councils for children with high needs have been identified by IMPOWE...

FINANCE

Treasurers warn of SEND funding crisis

By Mark Conrad | 01 July 2019

Council treasurers have issued a stark warning over Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (S...

EDUCATION

The Armed Forces Covenant

26 June 2019

The Armed Forces Covenant Team are at LGA ‘19 – here they discuss their important work.

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Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

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Chief Executive

£188,227

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The Head of Skills, Education and Employment

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York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority