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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

EXCLUSIVE: Whitehall to increase use of 'external experts' to aid failing children's services

By Dan Peters | 13 January 2015

External experts will be increasingly called in to support weak or failing children’s social care...

FINANCE

Striking the best deal for councils in 2015

By Cllr David Sparks | 12 January 2015

Chair of the Local Government Association, Cllr David Sparks, sets out Smith Square's lobbying go...

FINANCE

Tri-district partnership to discuss shared chief executive

By Jamie Hailstone | 12 January 2015

A partnership of three district councils in Dorset could be run by one shared chief executive, ac...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Now we are six

By Joseph Cormack | 09 January 2015

The Local Government Challenge returns for another year, stretching the abilities of 10 would-be...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Share principles to underpin inspection

By Alan Wood | 09 January 2015

Alan Wood proposes using practice leaders to provide peer challenges if you want to boost confide...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Plans to create pool of external experts

By Dan Peters | 06 January 2015

Government moves away from sector-led improvement in children’s services have been criticised day...

WHITEHALL

Efficiencies need 'headroom'

By Jamie Hailstone | 06 January 2015

Local authorities should be given extra financial headroom in exchange for driving further back o...

BUSINESS

Workshop shows ways to offset frontline service cuts

By Dan Peters | 06 January 2015

Senior local government officers will meet in Nottingham next week to hear how Midlands councils ...

BUSINESS

Why better regulation makes better sense

By John Sellgren | 06 January 2015

It’s not rocket science: simpler systems make it easier for the vast majority of businesses to co...

FINANCE

Carpe diem!

By Dave Fergus | 06 January 2015

Balancing diminishing resources with ever increasing service demands is leading many authorities ...

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Digital & IT

Up to £109k

Harnessing the full potential of Digital and IT in a complex multi-disciplinary organisation Apply for this job

Reading Borough Council

Service Director - Finance

£95,212 to £102,389

We need a talented and experienced Service Director of Finance to join us and play a pivotal role Apply for this job

Isle of Wight Council

Strategic Director of Finance and Deputy Chief Executive (Section 151)

£120,536 to £129,500

Strategic Director of Finance and Deputy Chief Executive (Section 151) Apply for this job

Isle of Wight Council

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