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LGA
With political change comes opportunity
By Cllr Eamonn O'Brien | 23 July 2026
In his first column for The MJ, chair of the Local Government Association Cllr Eamonn O'Brien says that, unless we act now, the country risks entering the 2030s and 2040s with weaker communities, h...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Why councils must not wait
By Heather Jameson | 16 July 2026
Jon Rouse urges councils to press ahead with neighbourhood-based integration rather than wait for...
LIBRARIES
The National Year of Reading: Creating New Pathways into Reading
By Rebecca Gediking | 13 July 2026
During the National Year of Reading, Rebecca Gediking, Library Services Director, GLL, explains h...
NEIGHBOURHOOD HEALTH
How can we make neighbourhood health work?
By Lee Peart | 10 July 2026
Healthcare leaders discussed local and national levers needed to scale and sustain healthy neighb...
ADCS
NEETs: More than a statistic
By Ann Graham | 08 July 2026
President of the ADCS Ann Graham says tackling youth disengagement requires integrated leadership...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Should health, care and local government departments merge?
By Christopher Exeter | 03 July 2026
With Andy Burnham poised to become Prime Minister and launch what could be a radical restructure ...
RESILIENCE
Food security: National challenge, local solution
By David Godfrey | 02 July 2026
With the international crisis in the Gulf just the latest of threats to UK food security, Carol F...
PREVENTION
Making the shift to prevention
By Zachary Scott | 24 June 2026
Councils across the UK are invited to get involved as partners in the second phase of a new progr...
NEIGHBOURHOOD HEALTH
Turning neighbourhood health from policy into practice
By Helen Bromley | 19 June 2026
The chairs of Cheshire and Merseyside’s All Together Fairer Board and Neighbourhoods Task and Fin...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Developing strong local partnerships is critical if the Department of Education is to achieve its objectives
By Emma Willson | 08 June 2026
Effective partnerships, clear accountability and stronger evidence are essential if central and l...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Innovation needs place leadership to deliver lasting growth
By Caroline Green | 08 June 2026
Transformational innovation can drive jobs and prosperity, but only if councils create the condit...
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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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