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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Optimistic nihilism

By Jonathan Carr-West | 04 July 2023

It feels like local government is close to breaking point, but it doesn’t have to be this way, sa...

FINANCE

Councils face £3bn funding gap, LGA warns

By William Eichler | 04 July 2023

Councils in England face a funding gap of almost £3bn over the next two years just to maintain se...

FINANCE

Power through partnership

By Tom Riordan | 04 July 2023

More than a decade after the Commission on the Future of Local Government, and as we advance towa...

SCOTLAND

COSLA and Holyrood strike 'landmark' deal

By Martin Ford | 03 July 2023

A pledge for greater fiscal control for councils has been made in a ‘landmark agreement’ between ...

WHITEHALL

Croydon to ask for further bailout

By Mark Conrad | 30 June 2023

Croydon LBC will seek more financial support from Whitehall amid concerns fresh savings are being...

FINANCE

Pension managers' warning over regulator's plans

By Mark Conrad | 30 June 2023

Two of local government’s biggest pension managers have warned the financial regulator against lo...

FINANCE

Pension schemes 'half way there' on McCloud

By Dan Peters | 30 June 2023

Four out of five council pension schemes have collected more than half the data needed to impleme...

SOCIAL CARE

Technology can deliver a long-term solution to the discharge problem

By Julie Tyas | 29 June 2023

Utilising technology is a key way to reduce delayed discharge and support person-centred care, sa...

WHITEHALL

LGA vows to push on with improvement

By Heather Jameson | 29 June 2023

The Local Government Association (LGA) has vowed to continue parts of its improvement offer after...

FINANCE

Brum in spending freeze over equal pay issue

By Heather Jameson | 28 June 2023

Birmingham City Council has called a halt to its spending after an equal pay liability was reveal...

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London Borough of Hackney Council

Executive Director, Home and Communities

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Camden London Borough Council

Director of Finance (Deputy Section 151 Officer)

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Lewisham London Borough Council

frederica-diamanta

Assistant Director of Regeneration and Economic Development

Up to £111,000

You will be responsible for overseeing area based regeneration programmes. Apply for this job

London Borough of Hackney Council

Executive Director, Home and Communities

£160-200k p.a.

At Camden, we don’t just deliver services — we work alongside communities to challenge injustice and drive real social change. Apply for this job

Camden London Borough Council

Director of Finance (Deputy Section 151 Officer)

Up to £128,000

As we respond to a complex and fast-changing financial environment. Apply for this job

Lewisham London Borough Council