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CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Watchdog warning over food standards resourcing

By Martin Ford | 29 January 2024

A watchdog has warned of ‘inadequate resourcing’ of environmental health and trading standards se...

FINANCE

Council leaders demand right to set tax levels

By Andrew Vaux | 26 January 2024

Local authority leaders in Scotland have renewed their fight to set their own council taxes – des...

FINANCE

Councils urged to review 'excessive' pensions contributions

By Martin Ford | 26 January 2024

Councils should review ‘excessive’ pensions contributions to help ease the sector’s financial pre...

FINANCE

Bankrupt council sells failed windfarm portfolio for £700m

By Andrew Vaux | 26 January 2024

Bankrupt Thurrock Council has sold its portfolio of 53 solar farms in a bid to recoup its crippli...

FINANCE

Croydon 'must go further' in financial recovery

By Martin Ford | 25 January 2024

Croydon LBC still faces an uphill battle to recover from financial collapse, according to the lat...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Funding announcement timing angers MPs

By Martin Ford | 25 January 2024

A ministerial statement revealing councils would receive an additional £500m for adult social car...

WHITEHALL

Woking to sell development to county

By Andrew Vaux | 25 January 2024

A major new deal between Woking BC, Surrey CC and McLaren is set to help ease the financial press...

PODCASTS

The perilous state of local government finances

24 January 2024

Nick Kilby and Heather Jameson are back with the first episode of Our World is Local in 2024 with...

FINANCE

Challenges remain following funding boost

By Martin Ford | 24 January 2024

A £600m boost to the Local Government Finance Settlement has been welcomed, but has not resolved ...

FINANCE

Clampdown threat to diversity programmes

By Martin Ford | 24 January 2024

The Government is to clamp down on diversity programmes as part of a drive to ‘reduce wasteful ex...

frederica-diamanta

Assistant Director of Family Services & Strategic Partnerships

£97,632 - £108,033

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North Northamptonshire Council

Assistant Director – Education, SEND and Inclusion

£97,632 - £108,033

Creating Brighter Futures – Where Leadership Sparks Magic Apply for this job

North Northamptonshire Council

Director of Public Health

£123,000 - £139,000 plus up to £10,000 relocation expenses

Your opportunity to make a huge impact. Apply for this job

Brighton & Hove City Council

frederica-diamanta

Assistant Director of Family Services & Strategic Partnerships

£97,632 - £108,033

Creating Brighter Futures – Where Leadership Sparks Magic Apply for this job

North Northamptonshire Council

Assistant Director – Education, SEND and Inclusion

£97,632 - £108,033

Creating Brighter Futures – Where Leadership Sparks Magic Apply for this job

North Northamptonshire Council

Director of Public Health

£123,000 - £139,000 plus up to £10,000 relocation expenses

Your opportunity to make a huge impact. Apply for this job

Brighton & Hove City Council