Housing

By Dan Peters | 10 June 2021

Surrey CC’s chief executive Joanna Killian will be part of the team of independent commissioners ...

PLANNING

MPs call for councils to be given more powers to tackle 'land banking'

By William Eichler | 10 June 2021

Local authorities should be granted more powers to act where developers are too slow in completin...

PLANNING

Call for holiday homes clampdown

By Martin Ford | 08 June 2021

Council leaders in Wales are asking for new powers and stricter taxation on holiday lets.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

More than £600m awarded to 26 new Town Deals

By Laura Sharman | 08 June 2021

The Government has announced the latest round of towns deals, which will see 26 towns across Engl...

Call for powers to use empty properties for homeless families

By Martin Ford | 07 June 2021

The Local Government Association (LGA) wants more powers to make use of empty properties to provi...

HOUSING

Councils to set priorities for First Homes scheme

By Martin Ford | 04 June 2021

Councils will be able to set a ‘local connection test’ to give priority to people such as key wor...

HOUSING

How can we stop a surge in homelessness across Greater Manchester?

By Dave Smith | 02 June 2021

We need to ensure that the steps we take out of the restrictions do not mean pushing people into ...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Five success factors for delivering a fair recovery

By Ben Pykett | 02 June 2021

PwC has identified five success factors it believes are crucial to levelling up the UK, say Jonat...

PLANNING

Community involvement in town centres – supporting local people to do more

By Claire Harding | 28 May 2021

Government should rethink the powers available to local authorities to work with their communitie...

HOUSING

Using creative housing strategies to improve fostering

By Helen Costa | 26 May 2021

Helen Costa discusses the urgent issue of lack of capacity in fostering and looks at what solutio...

Team Manager - Locality

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Wakefield Council

Executive Director – Adult Social Care, Health & Wellbeing

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Lead with Purpose. Build on Excellence. Shape the Future of Health and Wellbeing in Sefton. Apply for this job

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Team Manager - Locality

£55,979.00, Grade 13

Wakefield Children’s Services have been rated by Ofsted as GOOD with outstanding leadership. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Executive Director – Adult Social Care, Health & Wellbeing

£131,208 (Hay 1)

Lead with Purpose. Build on Excellence. Shape the Future of Health and Wellbeing in Sefton. Apply for this job

Sefton Borough Council

Strategic Finance Business Partners (five roles)

up to £80k

Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council