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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...
FINANCE
Councils to keep 100% of Right to Buy receipts
By William Eichler | 03 April 2023
Local authority leaders have welcomed the Government’s decision to allow councils to keep 100% of...
FINANCE
Tourism tax could raise nearly £430m for councils, study finds
By Mark Whitehead | 03 April 2023
More than £428m a year could be raised by imposing a £1-a-night levy on visitors staying in hotel...
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Director of Education & Skills
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An ambitious, high-performing council where education, inclusion and skills are central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Prosperity and Investment
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An ambitious council delivering growth, regeneration and investment at scale. Apply for this job
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