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FINANCE

Budget 2017: Councils to bid for £690m congestion fund

By Dominic Browne | 08 March 2017

Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced a major local funding boost to tackle congestion in his f...

PLANNING

The case for strategic planning

By Cllr Anne Western | 28 February 2017

The long-awaited housing white paper is important for county areas, which contain some of the lea...

FINANCE

Capital gains?

By Dan Corry | 28 February 2017

Dan Corry looks at potential solutions to reinvesting in the buildings and equipment underpinning...

FINANCE

Interest in bonds agency borrowing drops to one in 10

By Dan Peters | 28 February 2017

Just one in 10 are expected to use the UK Municipal Bonds Agency (UKMBA) to borrow to fund infras...

BUSINESS

Glasgow plans £30m TIF deal

By Jamie Hailstone | 21 February 2017

Glasgow City Council is to develop a £30m tax incremental finance (TIF) package to fund the devel...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Gearing up cities for the uncertainty ahead

By Alexandra Jones | 14 February 2017

Local leaders can still help prepare their places for the uncertainty ahead by investing to impro...

BUSINESS

MPs say 'no' to rates levy spend for housing

By Mark Conrad | 14 February 2017

MPs have rejected calls to allow the infrastructure levy to be spent on housing under 100% busine...

WHITEHALL

LGA raps discount lending plan

By Dan Peters | 01 February 2017

Current Whitehall plans to offer £1bn of discounted lending to councils would have a ‘positive bu...

FINANCE

100% rates retention on its way as Bill receives second reading

By Mark Conrad | 24 January 2017

Legislation that will pave the way for 100% business rates retention passed its second reading in...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

The shifting sands of local government pension schemes

By Rob Whiteman | 18 January 2017

Rob Whiteman looks at the challenges ahead for local government pension schemes as government ref...

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Locality Team Manager for Disabled Children's Services

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Children's Social Workers - Family Help Service

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London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth

frederica-diamanta

Policy, Project and Improvement Lead

£57,171 – £72,186 per annum

Children’s and Family’s needs are ever changing. Apply for this job

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth

Locality Team Manager for Disabled Children's Services

£51,356 to £55,539 per annum pro rata

North Yorkshire Council have a national reputation for excellence. Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

Children's Social Workers - Family Help Service

Up to £52,767 per annum (subject to experience) p

Are you a passionate and experienced Social Worker ready to change lives and shape futures? Apply for this job

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth