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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Don't top-slice sector-led improvement, authorities warn Whitehall

By Dan Peters | 24 February 2015

Urban authorities have criticised government plans to top-slice funding for sector-led improveme...

WHITEHALL

Beecham: Ministers ignore the role of reserves

By Dan Peters | 24 February 2015

A former chairman of the Local Government Association has accused ministers of failing to acknowl...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Registration headache as IER isolates thousands of voters

By Jonathan Werran | 24 February 2015

Voting watchdogs have come under pressure this week after it emerged there were 920,000 fewer ent...

FINANCE

Beware of killing the golden goose…

By Michael Burton | 24 February 2015

With local government left as the only major part of the public sector that is unprotected, Micha...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Councils slam childcare funding system

By Jamie Hailstone | 19 February 2015

The Local Government Association (LGA) has criticised the way childcare places are funded, as a n...

HEALTH

LGA calls for guarantees over social care funds

By Jonathan Werran | 17 February 2015

Council chiefs have urged chancellor George Osborne to fully fund local authorities for new burde...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Regions need 'stronger voice' at Smith Square

By Dan Peters | 17 February 2015

The chairman of East Midlands Councils has called for the Local Government Association (LGA) to a...

WHITEHALL

Turn down improvement and face 'other measures'

By Dan Peters | 17 February 2015

Alternative measures should be introduced in cases where poorly-performing councils refuse to eng...

FINANCE

Sparks backs report on two-speed devolution

By Heather Jameson | 17 February 2015

There needs to be a ‘root and branch review of the form and function of local government’, chair ...

HEALTH

The right time to cash in

By David Pearson | 17 February 2015

David Pearson comments on how properly funded social care will ensure a healthier future for the NHS

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Strategic Director – Place-Based Services

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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

Assistant Director - People & Change

Up to £91,625 + generous pension

Cambridge is a city of global reputation and local pride – a place of ideas, innovation and inclusion. Apply for this job

Cambridge City Council