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WHITEHALL

New doubts over Northern Powerhouse Rail

By Chris Ames | 02 November 2022

The new transport secretary has stepped back from pledges by former Prime Minister Liz Truss that...

WHITEHALL

President's warning over fiscal plan delay

By Chris Ames | 02 November 2022

The head of a council directors’ body has warned the delay to the chancellor’s fiscal plan will p...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

A 'staggering' number are failing to get social care support, says care chief

02 November 2022

A ‘staggering’ number of people are not getting the care and support they need as requests for he...

FINANCE

White van man on... tax

02 November 2022

Never mind about levelling up, we need to level down some of these companies making obscene amoun...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Looking beyond growth

By Tom Lloyd Goodwin | 02 November 2022

Ahead of CLES’s Community Wealth Building Summit this month, Tom Lloyd Goodwin says local economi...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Levelling up locally

02 November 2022

Whitehall’s levelling up ambitions might wither, but councils can still deliver, says Andy Starkie.

HEALTH

Making a difference in Bedford

By Dan Peters | 02 November 2022

Bedford BC’s chief executive Laura Church is a fan of unitarisation, but she says it comes with i...

FINANCE

Cuts will hit residents' health

02 November 2022

District Councils’ Network’s finance policy officer Tracy Bingham says forcibly reducing public e...

WHITEHALL

Social care charging reforms are drastically underfunded

By Simon Edwards | 01 November 2022

The Government is expected to delay the introduction of social care charging reforms but Simon Ed...

HOUSING

Government priorities will not be achieved without strong local government

By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 01 November 2022

Rishi Sunak will be aware there is a hugely powerful case for councils' funding to be protected, ...

frederica-diamanta

Chief Executive

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Leicestershire County Council

Director of Adults and Integrated Commissioning

up to £129,530 per annum

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Kent County Council

Service Director – Skills and Regeneration

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Kirklees Metropolitan Council

frederica-diamanta

Chief Executive

Up to £234,171

This is a rare opportunity to lead a council with both strength and ambition at a time of change. Apply for this job

Leicestershire County Council

Director of Adults and Integrated Commissioning

up to £129,530 per annum

A career-defining role at the heart of adult social care transformation. Apply for this job

Kent County Council

Service Director – Skills and Regeneration

up to £114,023

Kirklees is a district of ambition, compassion, and opportunity. Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council