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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Council defends disabled cuts after legal loss
By Dan Peters | 25 July 2016
A council has insisted it was left with ‘no choice’ but to reduce short breaks funding for disabl...
LEGAL
Relinquish your power
By Claire Fox | 20 July 2016
Claire Fox says the time is right for local government to lead the charge against its own Public ...
BUSINESS
Councils launch legal challenge
By Dan Peters | 15 July 2016
Two councils have launched an appeal to the highest court in the land to prevent developers ‘ridi...
LEGAL
Handover is 'danger to county'
By Dan Peters | 13 July 2016
Proposals to hand over some council services in Chesterfield to a Sheffield city region mayor cou...
LEGAL
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...
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Programme Director – Local Government Reorganisation
£Competitive
Lead one of the most significant local government transformation programmes in England! Apply for this job
Executive Director – Place and Prosperity
£106,484 up to £115,687 plus an essential car user allowance is also paid.
We are seeking an exceptional Executive Director to help shape the future of South Derbyshire at a pivotal moment in its history. Apply for this job
Service Manager - Care Leavers
£54,994 per annum - £62,777 per annum
We're looking for an experienced and passionate Service Manager to join Cheshire East Council. Apply for this job
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