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FINANCE

It's time to sufficiently acknowledge and fund councils' safety net role

By Jon Rowney | 09 January 2024

Councils have had to rise to the challenge of a national social security system which is fragment...

FINANCE

We need Government to recognise district councils could help them fix the system

By Gill Kneller | 08 January 2024

Hampshire CC's finances are having indirect impacts on East Hampshire DC and its most vulnerable ...

HOMELESSNESS

Rural homelessness soars 40% in five years

By Andrew Vaux | 05 January 2024

A new report has revealed the alarming extent of rural homelessness – with rough sleeping in the ...

HOUSING

Borough warns Gove over homelessness figures

By Mark Conrad | 22 December 2023

Southwark LBC has written to local government secretary Michae Gove, claiming government policies...

PLANNING

The prospect of a decent settlement has since been dashed

By Tracy Bingham | 13 December 2023

Most councils will have to make full use of the limited capacity within the council tax referendu...

HOUSING

Help is at hand to tackle the housing challenge

By Martin Walker | 04 December 2023

Local Partnerships with financial support from the LGA has developed a tool in conjunction with M...

WHITEHALL

Home Office admits 'more we can and need to do'

By Martin Ford | 30 November 2023

More needs to be done to share data and improve communications with councils, Home Office mandari...

HOUSING

Thousands of refugees face homelessness at Christmas, LGA warns

By Ellie Ames | 29 November 2023

The Government’s push to clear the asylum backlog is putting ‘tens of thousands’ of refugees at r...

SOCIAL CARE

Santa or the Grinch? No quick fix for fail finances

By Heather Jameson | 29 November 2023

Heather Jameson says: 'It all comes back to the same issues over and again for local government. ...

FINANCE

MPs warn services on 'knife edge'

By William Eichler | 28 November 2023

MPs have warned key services are on a ‘knife edge’ due to the poor financial health of councils i...

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Counter Fraud and Trading Standards Manager

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Assistant Director Children’s Partnerships and Sufficiency

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frederica-diamanta

Counter Fraud and Trading Standards Manager

£62,766 - £69,984

Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Apply for this job

Barnet London Borough Council

Director of Housing

Competitive

Lead a housing service through regulatory scrutiny, cultural change, and operational complexity. Apply for this job

Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils

Assistant Director Children’s Partnerships and Sufficiency

£100,545 to £111,533 plus relocation support  

North Yorkshire is England’s largest county and a beautiful, vibrant place to live and work. Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

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