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COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
Getting our economies growing
By Cllr Tim Oliver | 17 November 2021
Focused on levelling up, finance, social care, local economies, climate change and the ongoing ch...
CLIMATE CHANGE
Will funding land next month to help levelling up?
By Paul O’Brien | 17 November 2021
Councils will await with interest December’s annual financial settlement to see where funding lan...
COUNCIL TAX
Authorities under pressure
By Ann McGauran | 17 November 2021
Fears about councils’ financial sustainability remain in the wake of the Spending Review, includi...
ENVIRONMENT
Good Cop or Bad Cop?
By Mo Baines | 16 November 2021
Financial predators may already be circling in answer to the question of where local government’s...
HOMELESSNESS
Ring-fenced funds are not well suited to the roaring demand challenges of the twenties
By Jessica Studdert | 16 November 2021
By doing away with ring-fences all together, local partners would be freed up to collaborate and ...
FINANCE
Slough ready to table capitalisation request as deficit exceeds £200m
By Martin Ford | 16 November 2021
Talks have been ongoing with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, but a form...
FINANCE
Councils need power and financial freedom to tackle housing, says think-tank
By Heather Jameson | 16 November 2021
Councils and communities need more powers and financial freedoms to drive new development and res...
FINANCE
Scottish councils need extra £1bn to 'survive'
By Laura Sharman | 16 November 2021
Councils in Scotland need more than an extra £1bn a year just to survive, a new briefing has warned.
ECONOMIC GROWTH
To level up we need to invest in the place-based skills of councils
By Pooja Agrawal | 16 November 2021
What is the best way to ensure that the Levelling Up Fund actually improves everyday life in the ...
FINANCE
LGA chair: Councils should have the freedom to set rates
By Ann McGauran | 12 November 2021
Councils should be put on the right financial footing to enable them to set council tax rates how...
Director of People Services
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Chief Executive
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Director of People Services
£106,305 - £116,305
This pivotal leadership role will drive the development and delivery of our People Strategy Apply for this job
Service Manager – Quality Assurance & Practice Development
£54,994 - £62,777 per annum
Lead excellence in social work practice and help shape continuous improvement across Children’s Services. Apply for this job
Chief Executive
c.£235,000
In April 2027, West Surrey Council will become one of England's largest new unitary authorities Apply for this job
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