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WHITEHALL

LGA action on council financial 'watch list'

By Dan Peters | 10 March 2015

A watch list of councils financially at risk could be drawn up after watchdogs warned the Governm...

HEALTH

BCF scrutiny plans under development

By Dan Peters | 10 March 2015

An inquiry into how councils can improve their scrutiny of Better Care Fund (BCF) plans has been ...

BUSINESS

LGA needs to 'get its finger out'

By Heather Jameson | 10 March 2015

The true test of the Local Government Association (LGA) will be how it responds to its peer revie...

FINANCE

Deprived councils took biggest spending hit, JRF report shows

By Jonathan Werran | 10 March 2015

Local government budget cuts - which saw the sector’s spending power diminished by more than a qu...

FINANCE

Finance nausea

By Peter Stuart | 10 March 2015

A local government landscape where so many reference points are moving and shifting at the behest...

BUSINESS

Digital duel

By Donna Davidson | 10 March 2015

The second round of the LG Challenge took contestants to Doncaster to engage residents with the b...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Triple alliance

By Alan Wood | 10 March 2015

Child sexual exploitation is a complex problem, and the ADCS is jointly issuing a suite of policy...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Children's complaints system 'creaking' under pressure, ombudsman reports

By Jonathan Werran | 10 March 2015

A ‘creaking’ system for redressing complaints over children’s services could be overhauled to foc...

HEALTH

New integrated health and social care pilots announced

By Jamie Hailstone | 09 March 2015

NHS England and the Local Government Association (LGA) have named the first eight areas to have i...

WHITEHALL

Pickles in council charges crackdown

By Jamie Hailstone | 06 March 2015

Eric Pickles has gone on the offensive over council charges, with new guidance on car parking and...

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frederica-diamanta

Oracle Fusion Service Improvement Lead

Band I SCP 44-47 (£55,609 - £59,025 per annum)

Are you ready to lead our Oracle digital strategy and shape our digital future? Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Senior Lawyer - Corporate and Governance - WMF2456e

£56,883 - £59,198

We are seeking an experienced legal professional to provide advice and support on a range of corporate and governance matters. Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Service Director: Finance (s.151)

up to £122k

Strong and well-managed finances underpin everything we want to achieve. Apply for this job

Plymouth City Council