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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Ofsted accused of 'dividing the sector'
By Jamie Hailstone | 14 October 2015
The current Ofsted inspection regime for children’s services is creating a more ‘divided and uneq...
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...
Head of Revenue & Benefits
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Strategic Director of Housing & Communities
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Head of Early Years and Early Help
£90,126 - £98,319
Merton is an Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ authority—yet it is our ambition, our humility, and our drive to keep learning that truly define us. Apply for this job
Head of Revenue & Benefits
up to £66,952
Located in the heart of beautiful Gloucestershire, Stroud District Council is seeking a passionate, values-driven leader... Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Housing & Communities
up to £99,764 (includes a market supplement, based on experience)
Located in the heart of beautiful Gloucestershire, Stroud District Council is seeking a passionate, values-driven leader... Apply for this job
Head of Early Years and Early Help
£90,126 - £98,319
Merton is an Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ authority—yet it is our ambition, our humility, and our drive to keep learning that truly define us. Apply for this job
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