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HEALTH

Pessimism growing due to care funding uncertainty

By Paul Marinko | 08 October 2019

Health leaders have warned that under-funding of social care and public health services could lea...

WHITEHALL

Think tanks to produce 'toolkit' to improve governance

By Chris Mahony | 07 October 2019

A project part-funded by Whitehall and the Local Government Association aims to produce ‘practica...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Councils call for powers and funds to tackle housing crisis

By Michael Burton | 04 October 2019

Councils have called for more fiscal freedom to build their own social housing following latest f...

WHITEHALL

New leadership role to boost place-based working

By Dan Peters | 02 October 2019

Local government’s sole representative on the new National Leadership Centre’s (NLC) board wants ...

WHITEHALL

Call for new audit oversight body

By Dan Peters | 02 October 2019

A new type of oversight body for local audit that would take a strategic approach to addressing t...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

The war against County Lines

By Paul Marinko | 01 October 2019

Paul Marinko looks at how local authorities are tackling the scourge of County Lines – and finds...

HOUSING

Prospering the Warrington way

By Dan Peters | 01 October 2019

In the wake of austerity, Warrington’s commercial strategy – mixing small investment with smart a...

WHITEHALL

Election and Brexit could hit peer review plans

By Dan Peters | 01 October 2019

A General Election before March would put the Local Government Association (LGA) at risk of faili...

FINANCE

Ministry grapples with planning performance

By Martin Ford | 01 October 2019

Ministry mandarins are attempting to work out how to measure councils’ planning performance befor...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Core Cities' £28bn Shared Prosperity Fund warning

By Paul Marinko | 26 September 2019

The proposed UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) must be worth at least £28bn over seven years if t...

frederica-diamanta

Assistant Chief Fire Officer - Service Transformation

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Lead the Transformation of Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service Apply for this job

Gloucestershire County Council

Strategic Director – Place-Based Services

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Stevenage Borough Council

Executive Director of Adult Care Services

£158,000

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Hertfordshire County Council

frederica-diamanta

Assistant Chief Fire Officer - Service Transformation

up to £120k

Lead the Transformation of Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service Apply for this job

Gloucestershire County Council

Strategic Director – Place-Based Services

£Competitive

Stevenage is a town with bold ambitions. Apply for this job

Stevenage Borough Council

Executive Director of Adult Care Services

£158,000

This is an exciting time to be joining Hertfordshire County Council. Apply for this job

Hertfordshire County Council