LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA review should show us warts and all

By Heather Jameson | 10 March 2015

I am a huge supporter of the Local Government Association but it struggles to speak with one voic...

BUSINESS

LGA needs to 'get its finger out'

By Heather Jameson | 10 March 2015

The true test of the Local Government Association (LGA) will be how it responds to its peer revie...

HOUSING

Collective responsibilities

By Abdool Kara | 10 March 2015

Abdool Kara sets out three example areas - New Homes Bonus, business rates and sector-led improve...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Councils still failing to protect children, warns watchdog

By Jamie Hailstone | 10 March 2015

More than half of local authorities inspected last year were not found to be providing a good eno...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Soulsby wields axe after Leicester children's services 'botch up'

By Jonathan Werran | 09 March 2015

Leicester mayor Sir Peter Soulsby has taken over control of children’s and school’s services in t...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Don't top-slice sector-led improvement, authorities warn Whitehall

By Dan Peters | 24 February 2015

Urban authorities have criticised government plans to top-slice funding for sector-led improveme...

WHITEHALL

Turn down improvement and face 'other measures'

By Dan Peters | 17 February 2015

Alternative measures should be introduced in cases where poorly-performing councils refuse to eng...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

There's still room for improvement

By Paul Wheeler | 17 February 2015

In the wake of the Casey report on Rotherham MBC, local government must rebuild trust. Paul Wheel...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Service provision variations still exist

By Jamie Hailstone | 17 February 2015

Care bosses have warned against complacency as the latest figures reveal regional variations in s...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

'Take ownership of improvements' Brum is told

By Dan Peters | 17 February 2015

Birmingham City Council chief executive Mark Rogers has urged his authority to take ownership of ...

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Finance and Section 151 Officer

£84,607 to £107,153 per annum plus benefits

The Council is looking for a highly skilled and strategic Director of Finance and Section 151 Officer Apply for this job

East Cambridgeshire District Council

Service Director: Integrated Commissioning

£85,023 to £118,213

Effective Integrated Commissioning is a fundamental pillar of our success. Apply for this job

Plymouth City Council

Assistant Director for Family Safeguarding

£95,083 - £99,735 plus car allowance £4,395 and a market supplement up to £10,000

Staffordshire is a great county to live, work and invest and is a place where most people enjoy a good quality of life Apply for this job

Staffordshire County Council