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ICBS

The cracks that threaten integrated care

By Matthew Taylor | 04 December 2025

Groundbreaking investigation by The MJ and its sister title Healthcare Management reveal a stark ...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: ICB debt hits £570m

By Lee Peart | 04 December 2025

Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) owe English councils hundreds of millions of pounds, creating cash ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Killian reveals ICB tensions

By Lee Peart | 04 December 2025

Local Government Association (LGA) chief executive Joanna Killian has spoken of ‘tensions’ betwee...

PROCUREMENT

Councils get new powers to hand contracts to local suppliers

By Joe Lepper | 03 December 2025

New powers for councils in England to give lower value contracts to local and UK suppliers come i...

BUDGET 2025

Responsibility without autonomy

By Jonathan Carr-West | 02 December 2025

Despite the Government’s promises of devolution, the Budget treated councils as mere delivery age...

BUDGET 2025

Making a start on SEND costs

By Michael Burton | 02 December 2025

With social care funding still unresolved, the Budget at least took a decisive first step toward ...

BUDGET 2025

The Budget: A step towards fiscal devo

By Heather Jameson | 02 December 2025

The Budget took its first steps towards local government finance reform and Total Place 2.0, but ...

CRIME

Connecting to create safer places

By John Tizard | 02 December 2025

Police and crime commissioner for Bedfordshire John Tizard says shared problem solving and pooled...

REORGANISATION

LGR in Greater Essex: An economic imperative and a political choice

By Cllr Daniel Cowan | 02 December 2025

As the Government announces a consultation on the future of local government in Essex, Daniel Cow...

SOCIAL CARE

The cost of improvement in children's social care

By William Burns | 02 December 2025

William Burns says that improvement to children’s social care is both complex, costly and long te...

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frederica-diamanta

Counter Fraud and Trading Standards Manager

£62,766 - £69,984

Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Apply for this job

Barnet London Borough Council

Director of Housing

Competitive

Lead a housing service through regulatory scrutiny, cultural change, and operational complexity. Apply for this job

Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils

Assistant Director Children’s Partnerships and Sufficiency

£100,545 to £111,533 plus relocation support  

North Yorkshire is England’s largest county and a beautiful, vibrant place to live and work. Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

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