FINANCE

Minister warns Wirral and Peterborough on finances

By Martin Ford | 02 November 2021

Two councils that applied for capitalisation directions from the Government failed to face up to ...

WHITEHALL

Commissioners to monitor Slough improvement plan

By Chris Mahony | 26 October 2021

Mismanagement and a dysfunctional culture contributed to Slough Council’s financial meltdown, two...

FINANCE

Liverpool to spend £12m to fund improvements

25 October 2021

Liverpool City Council has approved nearly £12m in funding for improvement, following its interve...

WHITEHALL

Government appoints SEND commissioner at Birmingham

By Martin Ford | 20 October 2021

A former council chief executive has been appointed to oversee improvements to Birmingham City Co...

WHITEHALL

Pressure rises on Gove to build social housing

By Dan Peters | 19 October 2021

Pressure was this week mounting on new housing secretary Michael Gove to ramp up the building of ...

FINANCE

'Tough decisions' for Peterborough

By Martin Ford | 15 October 2021

Peterborough City Council faces ‘tough decisions’ to get a grip on its finances, according to a p...

TRANSFORMATION

Transforming services through COVID

By Jim Leivers | 29 September 2021

Keeping children’s services going through a pandemic was hard enough, but St Helens MBC has embar...

FINANCE

Ombudsman: Care system failing to deliver

By Chris Mahony | 28 September 2021

Funding problems rather than individual errors explain a ‘relentless rise’ in the proportion of s...

AUDIT

Advisers brought in to boost Liverpool governance

27 September 2021

Two independent advisers have been co-opted onto Liverpool City Council’s audit committee in a bi...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Peers find 'strong and effective leadership' at council

By Dan Peters | 24 September 2021

Telford & Wrekin Council has ‘strong and effective’ political and managerial leadership, Local Go...

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Head of Service – Social Care

G15 £63,148 - £67,058 per annum

There is an exciting opportunity within Children Social Care to join the senior management team Apply for this job

Wrexham County Borough Council

Head of Service Social Work & Specialist Support

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Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

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