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SCRUTINY
McKinlay: Why peer-reviews should be mandatory
By Jacqui McKinlay | 23 October 2017
Jacqui McKinlay outlines why the Centre for Public Scrutiny believes the Local Government Associa...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Ofsted: More to do to improve Birmingham's children's services
By Dan Peters | 20 October 2017
Birmingham City Council has ‘further work’ to do to improve its children’s services, an Ofsted mo...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Government backs sector-led improvement for children's services
By Dan Peters | 12 October 2017
The Department for Education (DfE) has signalled a major policy shift with a £20m investment for ...
HEALTH
Sutcliffe: CQC 'got some things wrong' in local systems reviews
By Dan Peters | 12 October 2017
The chief inspector of social care has admitted mistakes were made in the Care Quality Commission...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
To the power of four
By Mark Rogers | 12 October 2017
As part of the second installment of children's services essays collated by iMPOWER, Mark Rogers ...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Gavin Jones: We must become learning organisations
By Martin Gavin | 04 October 2017
Kicking off a series of articles, Gavin Jones argues the increasingly complex world challenges th...
EDUCATION
Ministers hand councils new education role
By Mark Conrad | 02 October 2017
Scottish ministers have watered down plans to reduce council influence over schools.
IMPROVEMENT
Fresh audit warning for Brum
By Mark Conrad | 02 October 2017
Birmingham City Council’s auditors have delivered another major warning over the authority’s budget.
HEALTH
Care 'catastrophe'
By Hiba Mahamadi and Dan Peters | 27 September 2017
Friction rises as council leaders warn over Whitehall’s threats to withhold bed-blocking cash.
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
'Systemic and persistent' failures in council's children's services
By Dan Peters | 20 September 2017
Worcestershire CC has said it has invested an extra £5.1m into improving children’s social care t...
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- April 2029 vesting day for all areas as ministers recommit to reorganisation
- Budget 2026: Fiscal Devolution Roadmap published and new mayors announced
- Budget 2026: High streets to benefit from greater business rates relief
- Budget 2026: Healey's first Budget delivers fiscal devo vision
- Budget 2026: Chancellor confirms £285m Good Growth funding
Director of Digital, Data and Technology
£139,000 per annum
Shape the future of a digitally enabled borough Apply for this job
Director of Adult Social Care Commissioning
£130,000 per annum
Transforming outcomes through integrated commissioning Apply for this job
Director of Adult Social Care
£145,000 per annum
Leading innovative, strengths-based social care that enables residents to live fulfilling and independent lives Apply for this job
- April 2029 vesting day for all areas as ministers recommit to reorganisation
- Budget 2026: Fiscal Devolution Roadmap published and new mayors announced
- Budget 2026: High streets to benefit from greater business rates relief
- Budget 2026: Healey's first Budget delivers fiscal devo vision
- Budget 2026: Chancellor confirms £285m Good Growth funding
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