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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Councils agree to ramp up efforts to tackle children's services pressures
By Hiba Mahamadi | 18 March 2019
Local authorities in London have agreed to intensify their efforts to tackle the increasing finan...
EDUCATION
Surrey parents lose SEND budget legal battle
By Martin Ford | 18 March 2019
Surrey CC has fended off a legal challenge to its budget for children with special educational ne...
FINANCE
Birmingham bin dispute cost council £6m
By Martin Ford | 15 March 2019
Birmingham City Council has settled an industrial dispute with refuse workers that has cost the a...
FINANCE
One in five councils failing to safeguard value, MPs warn
By Laura Sharman | 15 March 2019
One in five councils do not have proper arrangements in place to secure value for money for taxpa...
SCRUTINY
Measuring the effectiveness of scrutiny in Herts through outcomes and the impact on residents
By Seamus Quilty | 15 March 2019
Cllrs David Andrews and Seamus Quilty outline how Hertfordshire CC's two scrutiny committees take...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Let's trial fiscal devolution in areas like Westminster
By Heather Acton | 14 March 2019
Westminister has seen England's biggest fall in children's services budgets since 2010. Cllr Heat...
FINANCE
End 'lazy language of austerity,' sector urged
By Heather Jameson | 14 March 2019
Government’s choice to target councils for cuts rather than austerity is to blame for local gover...
FINANCE
Steepest council tax rise in 15 years
By Dan Peters | 14 March 2019
The steepest climb in council tax in 15 years in Wales will take place in 2019/20, the Chartered ...
FINANCE
Cost of Dorset redundancies to be recovered in 20 months
By Dan Peters | 13 March 2019
Nine proposed senior officer redundancies made as part of the creation of new unitary Dorset Coun...
FINANCE
Welsh councils in £1.2m Brexit boost
By Dan Peters | 13 March 2019
An extra £1.2m has been allocated to help Welsh councils prepare for Brexit, housing and local go...
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Director of Legal & Governance (Monitoring Officer)
Up to £112k
You’ll provide overall strategic direction and professional leadership to our Legal and Democratic Services team Apply for this job
Director of Digital & IT (CDIO)
Up to £122k inc. market supplement
You will establish a clear and ambitious digital strategy, bringing together technology, data, information governance and service transformation Apply for this job
Head of Housing Management
£89,037 to £92,538
You’ll enhance our emphasis on quality assurance and getting things ‘right first time’ – making better use of technology in our approach Apply for this job
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