Legal

By Dan Peters | 13 July 2016

Proposals to hand over some council services in Chesterfield to a Sheffield city region mayor cou...

Court throws out boycotts complaint

By Jamie Hailstone | 29 June 2016

The High Court has dismissed claims of antisemitism against three local authorities following the...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Legal firm boycott after gloating tweets

By Laura Sharman | 15 June 2016

Cambridgeshire CC has said it will no longer use the services of legal firm Baker Small following...

WHITEHALL

Hunt in court fight over DoLS

By Dan Peters | 15 June 2016

A cross-party coalition of councils is taking health secretary Jeremy Hunt to court over his gove...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Proposed law 'could strip councils of children's social care'

By William Eichler | 14 June 2016

Hundreds of local authority duties to young people could be removed as the Government seeks to ‘r...

WHITEHALL

Rowland gets Falkland job

07 June 2016

Former Northumberland Council boss Barry Rowland has been named the new chief executive of the Fa...

PLANNING

Lay of the land?

By Cllr Simon Cook | 02 June 2016

Cllr Simon Cook says laws must be changed to stop councils ‘pinching’ homes from each other and l...

FINANCE

Chiefs' fury at 'long overdue review' of DoLS

By Dan Peters | 02 June 2016

Adult social service directors have expressed their frustration at the speed of the Law Commissio...

LEGAL

No rest for the wicked

By Paul Wheeler | 02 June 2016

Paul Wheeler says there's no time for a break after the local elections when councils have to add...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Returning powers to Tower Hamlets and Rotherham

By Clive Betts | 31 May 2016

Clive Betts explains a new inquiry into the effectiveness of government interventions in Tower Ha...

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Director of Children’s Social Care and Early Help

Salary: £108,312 - £125,565

At Thurrock we take a whole council approach to improving the lives of our children and young people, placing them at the heart of all that we do Apply for this job

Thurrock Borough Council

Assistant Director Transformation

£97,426 - £108,074

We are seeking an outstanding strategic leader and solutions-focused expert to play a pivotal role at this key moment for North Yorkshire Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

Assistant Chief Fire Officer

£121,180 rising to £134,644 plus benefits and provided car

Premium jobReporting directly to the Chief Fire Officer to support and advise the Fire Authority Apply for this job

Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service