WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Failure to improve reporting and audit could prompt legislation

By Dan Peters | 01 November 2019

Whitehall officials have warned ministers ‘could seek to legislate’ if the transparency and quali...

WHITEHALL

Commission in pre-election warning

By Dan Peters | 31 October 2019

The difficulties of running well-run elections are increasing, the Electoral Commission has warne...

WHITEHALL

Spielman in fresh illegal schools warning

By Dan Peters | 22 October 2019

Ofsted’s chief inspector has made a fresh call for the Department for Education (DfE) to crack do...

LEGISLATION

Queen's speech: Devo Bill expected in first Queen's Speech since 2017

By Heather Jameson | 14 October 2019

Devolution is expected to feature in today’s Queen’s Speech as the Government outlines its planne...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Plans for voter ID bill branded 'dangerous and undemocratic'

By Heather Jameson | 13 October 2019

Plans to introduce voter ID across the whole country have been branded ‘dangerous, misguided and ...

FINANCE

Devolution legislation planned for Queen's Speech

By Dan Peters | 02 October 2019

The Government is planning to launch the next round of devolution legislation in the Queen’s Spee...

LEGAL

Named person scheme dropped

By Dan Peters | 20 September 2019

A mandatory named person scheme for every child in Scotland – underpinned by law – will not now h...

FINANCE

Care complaints becoming 'ever more serious'

By Dan Peters | 19 September 2019

The Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) is having to carry out a higher proportion of detailed inves...

FINANCE

Think-tank calls for more local taxes

By Dan Peters | 19 September 2019

There appear to be ‘few’ legislative barriers to bringing in new local taxes as long as the money...

WHITEHALL

Hopes of devolution framework revival

By Dan Peters | 10 September 2019

Sector sources remain hopeful that the long-promised devolution framework could still be revived ...

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Director – Housing Services

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Redbridge London Borough Council

Executive Director – Place, Communities and Enterprise

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Director of Quality, Partnerships and Commissioning (Children and Families)

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The role will lead on arrangements for statutory Apply for this job

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