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SOCIAL CARE
More councils rely on reserves to balance care budgets
20 June 2023
Adult social care is on a ‘slide into unsustainability,’ with a growing proportion of directors r...
FINANCE
Overspends hit reserves at Blackpool and Dorset
By Martin Ford | 20 June 2023
Blackpool and Dorset have both reported budget overspends for the past financial year.
WHITEHALL
Five things we learned from Reimagining the Local State
By Dr Simon Kaye | 20 June 2023
Following Reform’s conference on reimagining the local state, Simon Kaye presents five things tha...
CLIMATE CHANGE
Carbon neutrality 'not a top priority' in housing
By Martin Ford | 20 June 2023
A lack of funding certainty and competing concerns have meant the issue is ‘not getting the atten...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
We need a national placements strategy
By John Pearce | 19 June 2023
Councils are using non-secure provisions supported by a deprivation of liberty order as necessary...
COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
The insourcing outlook
By Ann McGauran | 19 June 2023
What are the benefits of in-house residential social care placements for children and young peopl...
SOLACE
The truth about council failures
By Paul Marinko | 19 June 2023
As the sorry saga of financial failures at the likes of Woking BC and Thurrock Council continues ...
WHITEHALL
LGA demands talks over anti-terror law
By Mark Conrad | 19 June 2023
The Local Government Association (LGA) has demanded fresh talks with senior Home Office figures a...
WHITEHALL
Usable reserves drop 11%
By Dan Peters | 19 June 2023
Usable reserves held by English councils dropped by 11% in 2022-23, according to analysis of 116 ...
FINANCE
Resilience by numbers
By Neville Murton | 19 June 2023
Norwich City Council’s interim Section 151 officer Neville Murton says the council has a history ...
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Head of Early Years and Early Help
£90,126 - £98,319
Merton is an Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ authority—yet it is our ambition, our humility, and our drive to keep learning that truly define us. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Operations
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Strategy
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
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