LEGISLATION

Are councils boarding the ICS bus?

By Ann McGauran | 26 January 2022

Integrated care systems are the cornerstone of the Government’s health and care reforms, but are ...

POVERTY

Cost of living crisis needs fixing – fast

By Heather Jameson | 26 January 2022

Local government will have to brace itself for the rising tide of need, going back to offering su...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Social care needs more cash whether tax hike happens or not, says SIGOMA

By Ann McGauran | 25 January 2022

Adult social care will need extra funding whether the Government’s planned tax hike goes ahead or...

HEALTH

The stakes are high for the levelling up White Paper

By Erica Roscoe | 17 January 2022

The Levelling Up White Paper must seek to broaden and deepen devolution, and provide a framework ...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Protecting parks for all

By Helen Griffiths | 13 January 2022

A host of council agendas, including climate change mitigation, depend on future-proofing local g...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

EXCLUSIVE: Councils should consider pressures index similar to NHS

11 January 2022

Local government should look at introducing a pressures index similar to the NHS to measure the r...

HEALTH

No holiday for Solihull's council COVID 'army'

By Ruth Tennant | 07 January 2022

As the Omicron variant started to take hold over the holidays, Solihull MBC mobilised its multi-d...

HEALTH

Essex CC's levelling up plans 'genuinely trailblazing'

By Ann McGauran | 06 January 2022

Essex CC’s strategy and initiatives for levelling up across the county were praised today as ‘gen...

HEALTH

Sandwell calls for action on test shortage

By Martin Ford | 06 January 2022

A council has written to ministers after it was forced to step in to alleviate a shortage of COVI...

HEALTH

The road to stability

By Tris Dyson | 23 December 2021

Tris Dyson says it’s time for Government to lead on innovation, to bolster financial resilience a...

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Planning and Economy

£104,464 (plus generous pension and benefits)

Southend-on-Sea is one of the UK’s newest cities, and this is a fascinating time to join us as we shape our future. Apply for this job

Southend-on-Sea City Council

Director of HR & OD

£Competitive

Tower Hamlets is delivering one of the most ambitious change agendas in local government Apply for this job

Tower Hamlets London Borough Council

Director of Public Protection and Integrated Enforcement

£Competitive

Tower Hamlets is the fastest growing and most densely populated local authority in the UK. Apply for this job

Tower Hamlets London Borough Council