HEALTH

Care funding gap to reach £3bn

By Jamie Hailstone | 12 October 2015

Town hall chiefs have warned the social care funding gap is to rise to £2.9bn by the end of the d...

WHITEHALL

SOLACE Summit: Rates reforms could put sector in 'straitjacket'

By Dan Peters | 08 October 2015

The Society of Local Authority Chief Executive’s finance policy spokesman has suggested chancello...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Cameron told councils not a 'barrier' on schools

By Sam Clayden | 08 October 2015

Council leaders have insisted local authorities should remain at the heart of the school system a...

WHITEHALL

SOLACE Summit: £11bn of extra responsibilities for councils

By Dan Peters | 07 October 2015

Local government will have to take on £11bn of additional responsibilities from Whitehall in retu...

WHITEHALL

Calls to record child spending costs 'ignored'

07 October 2015

Urgent calls from the sector for Whitehall to improve the comparison and recording of children’s ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Slow staff recruitment 'costs councils £437m'

By Thomas Bridge | 07 October 2015

Inefficient council recruitment is costing hundreds of millions of pounds in lost productivity, a...

FINANCE

Make time away from crime

By Cllr Roy Perry | 06 October 2015

Further reductions to the Youth Offending Teams grant will have serious effects on the ability of...

FINANCE

Lost in translation?

By Graeme McDonald | 06 October 2015

SOLACE director Graeme McDonald points out how the USA views its councils, the similarities and t...

WHITEHALL

Councils to get more cash to help refugees

By Jamie Hailstone | 02 October 2015

The Government has confirmed additional funding is on the way to help local authorities house and...

WHITEHALL

'Devolution is a Labour value' says McMahon

By Sam Clayden | 30 September 2015

Local Government Association Labour group leader Jim McMahon has insisted devolution is a core va...

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Service – Social Care

G15 £63,148 - £67,058 per annum

There is an exciting opportunity within Children Social Care to join the senior management team Apply for this job

Wrexham County Borough Council

Head of Service Social Work & Specialist Support

Grade M scp 60 £72,118 - scp 64 £77,293

There couldn’t be a more exciting time to join us. Apply for this job

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

Chief Executive Officer - Housing Delivery Shared Service

£123,983 - £138,786 per annum (37 hours per week)

Premium jobBlackpool is Changing for the Better, Can You Lead Delivery of the Next Chapter? Apply for this job

Blackpool Coastal Housing