Improvement

By Heather Jameson | 09 November 2022

Heather Jameson suggests it is deeply ironic that the Government is now looking at how best to in...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: Gove to push ahead with light-touch intervention plans

By Dan Peters | 08 November 2022

Senior civil servants are expected to push ahead with plans to introduce more light-touch financi...

Further intervention at Liverpool

By Laura Sharman | 08 November 2022

The Government has appointed another commissioner to oversee Liverpool City Council following 'se...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Care inspections could risk councils being 'set up to fail'

04 November 2022

The reintroduction of an inspection regime for adult social care could risk councils being ‘set u...

FINANCE

Auditor hands statutory recommendations to two councils

By Martin Ford | 04 November 2022

Two councils have been issued with rare statutory recommendations by their external auditor.

IMPROVEMENT

'Still some way to go' for Sefton children's services

By Martin Ford | 01 November 2022

Sefton MBC’s inadequate children’s services are not improving quickly enough, according to its co...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

New bullying policy for criticised council

By Martin Ford | 31 October 2022

A council is expected to overhaul its anti-bullying procedures after accusations of officers exer...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Brown named new chief at Slough BC

By Heather Jameson | 26 October 2022

Stephen Brown has been named as the new chief executive of troubled Slough BC.

OFSTED

Improvement notice for Nottingham

By Martin Ford | 25 October 2022

An improvement notice has been handed to Nottingham City Council over its children’s services.

FINANCE

Woking faces finance probe

By Paul Marinko | 20 October 2022

The Government has called for a review into Woking BC’s finances as concerns grow over the counci...

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

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