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FINANCE
Treasurers rebuff claims of commercial risk-taking
By Martin Ford | 11 January 2019
Finance chiefs have rejected suggestions curbs on council commercialisation are required.
WHITEHALL
LGA puts 2019/20 funding gap at £3bn
By Dan Peters | 10 January 2019
Councils face an overall funding gap of more than £3bn in 2019/20, the Local Government Associati...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Cumbria faces budget overspend due to children's services
By Martin Ford | 10 January 2019
Rising demand and costs in looked after children threaten to leave Cumbria CC with a budget gap.
WHITEHALL
Reeves: Fair funding review could push some closer to cliff edge
By Dan Peters | 10 January 2019
The fair funding review could push some councils ‘closer to the cliff edge,’ the Society of Local...
FINANCE
Councils need to take a considered approach towards the vulnerable
By Matthew Drage | 10 January 2019
Matthew Drage of Huntswood outlines how local authorities can ensure they are treating the most v...
FINANCE
NAO highlights weak financial plans
By Naomi Larsson | 10 January 2019
The number of public bodies in England with weak financial plans is ‘unacceptably high,’ the Nati...
WHITEHALL
Ministers play down commercialisation 'crackdown'
By Dan Peters | 10 January 2019
Ministers have played down the prospect of a widespread crackdown on councils that borrow for com...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Nine out of ten councils blow the budget on children's care
By Heather Jameson | 09 January 2019
Nearly ninety percent of councils overspent on children’s social care last year, according to fig...
SOCIAL CARE
Let's build on the positives of 2018
By Simon Edwards | 08 January 2019
Director of the CCN Simon Edwards says that while the latest fair funding consultation is on a po...
DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES
Looking at the wider picture
By Heather Jameson | 08 January 2019
Martin Swales, the new president of SOLACE, talks to Heather Jameson about his plans to use his ...
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Director of Law, Governance, Policy and HR - Monitoring Officer
£107,232 to £112,065
This is a pivotal role, providing leadership across legal, HR, electoral and policy services at a defining moment for local government. Apply for this job
Corporate Director Children's Services
£Competitive
Children's Services plays a critical role in shaping the future of Buckinghamshire. Apply for this job
Director of Public Health
£116,667 - £139,386
Redbridge is an ambitious east London borough, one of the fastest growing parts of the country and the third most diverse in the capital. Apply for this job
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