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FINANCE
Fasten your seatbelts it's going to be a bumpy ride!
By Heather Jameson | 13 December 2017
Heather Jameson leads us through the events of another roller-coaster year.
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Baxendale gets Brum job
By Heather Jameson | 07 December 2017
Southampton City Council’s Dawn Baxendale has been selected as the new chief executive of Birming...
FINANCE
Lawrenson in statutory services warning
By Dan Peters | 30 November 2017
Councils that deliver social care will not have sustainable statutory services by 2019/20, the in...
BUSINESS
Row over contract extension
By Chris Ames | 30 November 2017
Hertfordshire CC is controversially planning to extended its highways maintenance contract with R...
FINANCE
Deal to end Brum bin strike
By Mark Conrad | 27 November 2017
Birmingham City Council’s long-running dispute with union Unite appears to be over after the side...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Sloman praised by Ofsted
By Dan Peters | 24 November 2017
Reading Council’s new permanent chief executive, Peter Sloman, has been praised after an Ofsted m...
FINANCE
Council urged to maintain savings momentum
By Dan Peters | 17 November 2017
Auditors have urged East Dunbartonshire Council to maintain momentum as it tries to save the £28m...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Isle of Wight seeks to continue children's services partnership
By Dan Peters | 10 November 2017
Isle of Wight Council will ask to continue its children’s services partnership with Hampshire CC,...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Call for Gloucestershire CC to 'get its act together'
By Dan Peters | 09 November 2017
Opposition councillors have said the Tory administration at Gloucestershire CC ‘needs to get its ...
LEGAL
Brum welcomes landmark DoLs judgement
By Chris Mahony | 31 October 2017
The Court of Appeal has ruled that parents can sometimes consent on behalf of their 16 and 17 yea...
Director of Adult Social Care (DASS)
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, innovative council where Adult Social Care is central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
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Director of Adult Social Care (DASS)
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, innovative council where Adult Social Care is central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Education & Skills
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, high-performing council where education, inclusion and skills are central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Prosperity and Investment
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious council delivering growth, regeneration and investment at scale. Apply for this job
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