ROTHERHAM ABUSE

'Several' councils on Whitehall watch list

By Sam Clayden | 05 July 2016

After claiming success in Tower Hamlets and Rotherham, local government minister Marcus Jones has...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Revolution in the church of local government

By Sanderson Jones | 04 July 2016

Ahead of speaking at the LGA Conference this week, Sanderson Jones explains why local government ...

FINANCE

Tower Hamlets' commissioners 'didn't deliver value for money'

By Sam Clayden | 29 June 2016

The commissioners appointed to overturn mass failings within Tower Hamlets LBC did not achieve va...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Weak leadership to blame for children's services failure

By Jamie Hailstone | 28 June 2016

Vulnerable children are being let down by weak leadership in too many local authorities, inspecto...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Officers praised after children's services turnaround

By Sam Clayden | 27 June 2016

Ofsted has praised Cornwall Council's senior management team after a radical turnaround of its ch...

WHITEHALL

Sunderland closer to setting up children's service company

By Sam Clayden | 23 June 2016

Sunderland City Council has come a step closer to being the first authority to set up a trust to ...

SCRUTINY

Council 'failed' to safeguard taxi passengers

By Laura Sharman | 23 June 2016

South Ribble Council had failed to make the safety of taxi passengers a priority when issuing lic...

AUDIT

Auditor reports governance failings at Derby City Council

By Sam Clayden | 16 June 2016

Auditor Grant Thornton has highlighted 'significant' governance failings at Derby City Council be...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Bill 'fails to tackle fundamental issues'

By Dan Peters | 15 June 2016

Peers have argued that the Government’s Children and Social Work Bill ‘fails to tackle the fundam...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Winchester chief to step down after 13 years

15 June 2016

Simon Eden has announced plans to leave his role as chief executive of Winchester City Council in...

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frederica-diamanta

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

Grade M scp 60 £72,118 - scp 64 £77,293

There couldn’t be a more exciting time to join us. Apply for this job

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

Chief Executive Officer - Housing Delivery Shared Service

£123,983 - £138,786 per annum (37 hours per week)

Premium jobBlackpool is Changing for the Better, Can You Lead Delivery of the Next Chapter? Apply for this job

Blackpool Coastal Housing