LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Referendum call over council merger plan

By Dan Peters | 30 September 2015

Welsh Conservatives have pledged to give local residents a referendum on any proposed council mer...

FINANCE

Devolution deals spark rift in Labour hierarchy

By Heather Jameson | 30 September 2015

Suspicion over the Treasury’s motivation for devolution is rising as the Government steps up its ...

BUSINESS

New wave or old school?

By Dan Corry | 30 September 2015

Democracy is changing, and as Dan Corry says, the recent exploits of Jeremy Corbyn could be just ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Getting councillors to play the game

By Nicola Bulbeck | 22 September 2015

Nicola Bulbeck explains how her democratic services team has livened up councillor training with ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

People and politicians come together to talk devolution

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 September 2015

The Electoral Reform Society has announced it will hold two ‘citizen’s assemblies’ to allow peopl...

WHITEHALL

Transparency must be at heart of devolution

By Jamie Hailstone | 08 September 2015

The Centre for Public Scrutiny (CfPS) has called on councils to put transparency at the heart of ...

BUSINESS

BBC licence fee could fund council coverage

By Dan Peters | 07 September 2015

BBC licence fee funding could be set aside to invest in a service that reports on councils and ot...

WHITEHALL

An issue of control

By Mark Whitehead | 03 September 2015

Education is being prised out of the hands of local authorities, but it may have gone too far, sa...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

The shift in local politics

By Paul Wheeler | 03 September 2015

Whisper it softly but the tectonic plates of local politics are beginning to shift, writes Paul W...

WHITEHALL

Police commissioner attacks devolution plan

By Dan Peters | 03 September 2015

Warwickshire’s police and crime commissioner (PCC) has attacked devolution plans that could lead ...

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Executive Director – Adult Social Care, Health & Wellbeing

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frederica-diamanta

Team Manager - Locality

£55,979.00, Grade 13

Wakefield Children’s Services have been rated by Ofsted as GOOD with outstanding leadership. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Executive Director – Adult Social Care, Health & Wellbeing

£131,208 (Hay 1)

Lead with Purpose. Build on Excellence. Shape the Future of Health and Wellbeing in Sefton. Apply for this job

Sefton Borough Council

Strategic Finance Business Partners (five roles)

up to £80k

Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council