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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Groundhog Day for adult social care reform

By Sarah McClinton | 06 April 2023

Sarah McClinton, President of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, explains wha...

WHITEHALL

Oflog 'could help strengthen local government accountability'

By Dan Peters | 06 April 2023

The executive Mayor of beleaguered Croydon has suggested the Government’s new local government wa...

HEALTH

'Action needed now' to safeguard Integration Joint Boards

By Martin Ford | 06 April 2023

A report published today by the Accounts Commission on IJBs during 2021-22 found ‘efficiency and ...

FINANCE

Social care fiasco needs a culture change as well as funds

By Heather Jameson | 05 April 2023

Delayed discharges are just a fraction of the social care story – albeit an exorbitant one – ther...

RECRUITMENT

The unseen value of interims

By Abi O'Brien | 04 April 2023

When the purse strings really tighten, why should local authorities invest in interim resources? ...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: £4.3m bed cost shambles

By Paul Marinko | 04 April 2023

The Government has held back £600m of promised social care funding after its drive to reduce dela...

DEVOLUTION

Making devo work in Scotland

By George Thorley | 04 April 2023

With the arrival of a new First Minister, George Thorley wonders if now is the time for a new for...

SCRUTINY

Accountability is not a one-way street

By Jessica Studdert | 04 April 2023

Even if Oflog starts life with a light touch, 'there’s little to guard against mission creep seve...

FINANCE

Kent faces £50m overspend amid s114 warnings

By Martin Ford | 03 April 2023

Past failures to deliver on savings targets cannot be repeated if Kent CC is to avoid a section 1...

WHITEHALL

Government moves to introduce mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse

By Mark Conrad | 03 April 2023

Councils are braced for reforms to improve the tackling of grooming gangs – including mandatory r...

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frederica-diamanta

Programme Manager - WMF2246e

£56,883 - £59,198

The Capital Programme team is responsible for the core delivery of the Council’s c. £80-100m/year Capital Programme Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Head of Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer

£79,336 – £86,691 per annum

As Head of Law and Governance you join at a critical time. Apply for this job

Crawley Borough Council

Director of Finance and Procurement

£109,248 - £120,622

Gloucestershire County Council is seeking an exceptional, forward-thinking Director of Finance. Apply for this job

Gloucestershire County Council