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ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Immigration rules relaxed for care workers

By Martin Ford | 16 December 2021

Immigration rules have been relaxed for care workers after a recommendation from experts appointe...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

'We're fighting a broken system'

By Cllr Hannah Clare | 13 December 2021

Cllr Hannah Clare says the system of using hotels to temporarily house unaccompanied asylum-seeki...

WHITEHALL

Transfer scheme for asylum children made mandatory

By Martin Ford | 23 November 2021

Councils will have to take in asylum-seeking children as the national transfer scheme is made man...

WHITEHALL

Afghan matching delays should be decreasing, insists mandarin

By Dan Peters | 22 November 2021

Delays in matching Afghan refugees with available accommodation should now be decreasing, a senio...

WHITEHALL

LGA lobbies Patel on asylum pressures

By Dan Peters | 15 November 2021

Senior councillors have written to ministers expressing their concerns about the resettlement of ...

WHITEHALL

Councils offer almost 1,000 properties in Afghan asylum drive

By Dan Peters | 25 October 2021

Councils have offered almost 1,000 properties to support the resettlement and relocation of Afgha...

WHITEHALL

Watchdog calls for mandatory transfer scheme

By Martin Ford | 20 October 2021

Ofsted has joined calls for councils to be required to take in unaccompanied asylum-seeking child...

HOUSING

The power of quiet diplomacy

By Martin Ford | 20 October 2021

Outgoing chair of the District Councils’ Network, Cllr John Fuller, talks to Martin Ford about hi...

HEALTH

Afghan refugees must be given the tools to thrive, not just survive

By Geeta Nanda | 04 October 2021

More must be done if the thousands of Afghan refugees being enthusiastically welcomed to the UK a...

WHITEHALL

Council accuses government of ignoring planned legal challenge

By Chris Mahony | 28 September 2021

Blackpool Council has accused the Home Office and Serco of ignoring a planned legal challenge ove...

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Service Director – Skills and Regeneration

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Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Service Director – Commissioning, Quality and Health Partnerships (Children’s)

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frederica-diamanta

Service Director – Skills and Regeneration

up to £114,023

Kirklees is a district of ambition, compassion, and opportunity. Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Service Director – Commissioning, Quality and Health Partnerships (Children’s)

up to £114,023

Kirklees is a district of ambition, compassion, and opportunity. Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Senior Lawyer (Regeneration)

£55,181 - £58,269 / year

No two days in Torbay are ever the same! Apply for this job

Torbay Council