FINANCE

Exclusive: Councils face 'daily' struggle to place vulnerable kids

By Sam Clayden | 09 August 2017

The state of the children’s care market has been described as a ‘scar on the conscience of our co...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

An uncomfortable truth

By Mark Rogers | 04 August 2017

Mark Rogers says the sector is not regulating itself properly and offers a suggestion for a revam...

FINANCE

When it comes to commercialisation, we can't afford to do nothing

By Hiba Mahamadi | 02 August 2017

As councils rush to buy up commercial property, questions are being asked about the capacity and ...

FINANCE

Sector chiefs' warning of hollowed out Whitehall

By Sam Clayden | 26 July 2017

Senior sector figures this week called for clarity amid escalating concerns Whitehall is too stre...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Horwood gets interim MD role

26 July 2017

Waverley BC has appointed an interim managing director and head of paid service.

BUSINESS

Firms under fire over high-rise safety tests

By Hiba Mahamadi | 26 July 2017

Private companies that have had fire safety tests on their high-rise buildings should make the re...

WHITEHALL

Government acts after sleep-in back pay ruling

By Sam Clayden | 26 July 2017

The Government has responded after a tribunal ruling granted sleep-in support workers up to six y...

FINANCE

Temporary accommodation crisis places fresh pressure on budgets

By Mark Conrad | 24 July 2017

Councils are housing an extra secondary school’s worth of homeless children each month, placing f...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

A poor balancing act

By Heather Jameson | 19 July 2017

Heather Jameson looks at a new report highlighting a worrying continuation of the gender imbalanc...

FINANCE

Porter: We cannot continue to run services on a shoestring

By Lord Porter | 19 July 2017

Lord Porter sends a strong message to ministers about the current financial landscape that counci...

frederica-diamanta

Group Director – Core Business

Up to £155,000

Transform how Dudley Council operates. Lead the core that powers our Borough. Apply for this job

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

Director for Development and Regulation

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Shape places, strengthen regulation and lead with purpose. Apply for this job

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

Director for Housing & Homelessness

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Shape the future of housing in Dudley, ensuring a safe, secure home for every resident. Apply for this job

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

frederica-diamanta

Group Director – Core Business

Up to £155,000

Transform how Dudley Council operates. Lead the core that powers our Borough. Apply for this job

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

Director for Development and Regulation

Up to £130k

Shape places, strengthen regulation and lead with purpose. Apply for this job

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

Director for Housing & Homelessness

Up to £130k

Shape the future of housing in Dudley, ensuring a safe, secure home for every resident. Apply for this job

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council