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WHITEHALL

Council chief hails policy change

By Dan Peters | 03 August 2020

The chief executive of the council working to contain coronavirus within a vegetable farm in Here...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Charting a course through tricky waters

By Donna Molloy | 01 August 2020

Without significant extra funding, many councils and their partners will struggle during COVID-19...

WHITEHALL

Ministers: Don't rely on more funding

By Dan Peters | 31 July 2020

Ministers have warned councils not to rely on more funding on top of the announcements made so far.

HOMELESSNESS

Dame Louise Casey to get peerage

By Heather Jameson | 31 July 2020

Dame Louise Casey has been nominated to sit in the House of Lords as a crossbench peer in the lat...

WHITEHALL

CIPFA calls for strengthening of council borrowing rules

By Dan Peters | 31 July 2020

Legislation governing the rules on council borrowing should be strengthened, the Chartered Instit...

WHITEHALL

Plan to hand social care to NHS is for 'wrong reasons'

By Heather Jameson | 29 July 2020

Plans to hand social care to the NHS are being mooted for ‘all the wrong reasons,’ local governme...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Havering stands by investigation lead choice

By Dan Peters | 28 July 2020

Havering LBC has insisted the officer chosen to lead an investigation into gerrymandering and mis...

WHITEHALL

LEP Network comes out fighting ahead of White Paper

By Dan Peters | 28 July 2020

The chair of the network that supports local enterprise partnerships (LEP) has come out fighting ...

HOUSING

Ministers to extend Help to Buy

By Michael Burton | 28 July 2020

Ministers are drawing up plans to extend the Help to Buy scheme after housebuilders warned buyers...

DATA

Councils get faster data insights to boost their COVID-19 recovery

By Deven Ghelani | 26 July 2020

Policy in Practice has secured new funding from Innovate UK, meaning councils will now have acces...

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frederica-diamanta

Corporate Director – Adults & Health

£176,061 – £196,002

Lead Change. Shape Lives. Be Part of Something New. Apply for this job

Newham London Borough Council

Assistant Director, People

£89,116 - £104,843 per annum

Experience the best of both worlds with our flexible hybrid working arrangements. Apply for this job

Essex County Council

Executive Director (Children’s Services)

up to £137,831

Are you an experienced and inspirational leader of Children’s Services? Apply for this job

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council