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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Call for council powers over school exclusions
By Martin Ford | 13 May 2021
Relations between schools and councils dominated an evidence-gathering session of the House of Lo...
BUSINESS
Croydon to take £70m hit
By Dan Peters | 12 May 2021
Croydon LBC is expected to be forced to take a £69m hit to its capital programme after a housing ...
HOUSING
Grenfell works not an 'afterthought'
By Martin Ford | 12 May 2021
Kensington & Chelsea LBC’s former housing director has denied the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower...
FINANCE
Tackle high needs before it is too late
By Lorna Baxter | 12 May 2021
Lorna Baxter says the statutory override in place until March 2023, which allows for a negative h...
WHITEHALL
PM dashes hopes for localism and devolution
By Heather Jameson | 12 May 2021
All hopes that prime ministers forged through local politics would be localists, sympathetic to ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Can the CMA make us see our market folly?
By Kathy Evans | 12 May 2021
Kathy Evans outlines why the CMA’s investigation into the private provision of placements for loo...
WHITEHALL
Let's continue to open national politicians' and civil servants' eyes to the potential of local government
By Graeme McDonald | 12 May 2021
Writing in advance of the Queen's Speech, Graeme McDonald wondered if it would set up a new relat...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: High needs spending could 'bankrupt councils'
By Dan Peters | 11 May 2021
A senior finance director has warned that spending on high needs threatens to ‘bankrupt councils’...
ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF ADULT SOCIAL SERVICES
Queen's Speech: No funding pledge on social care reform
By Ann McGauran | 11 May 2021
The Queen’s Speech fell short of including a social care Bill and there was no pledge on funding.
WHITEHALL
Queen's Speech: Controversial voter ID plans roll forward
By Dan Peters | 11 May 2021
Voter ID is expected to be introduced by May 2023 after the Government pledged to introduce legis...
Head of Early Years and Early Help
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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
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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
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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