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FINANCE

Family Hubs – a manifesto promise that could be the future of public services

06 January 2020

For Family Hubs to work they will need two things – freedom and funding – and they need to be all...

SOCIAL CARE

'Ambitious programme of domestic reform' promised in Queen's Speech

By Dan Peters | 19 December 2019

The second Queen’s Speech in almost as many months has promised an ‘ambitious programme of domest...

FINANCE

Council loses legal challenge to ombudsman

By Dan Peters | 19 December 2019

A legal challenge to a critical report by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has been...

WHITEHALL

Call for Johnson to 'urgently fix' homelessness policy

By Dan Peters | 18 December 2019

The number of people who were newly-assessed as homeless or at risk of becoming homeless between ...

FINANCE

Whitehall schtum as Gwynne calls for provisional settlement

By Dan Peters | 17 December 2019

Shadow local government secretary Andrew Gwynne has called on ministers to publish the provisiona...

WHITEHALL

This will be a different Conservative Government

By Paul Dossett | 13 December 2019

Head of local government at Grant Thornton UK, Paul Dossett, says the fact that the Conservative ...

WHITEHALL

Devolution revolution expected after Johnson wins

By Dan Peters | 13 December 2019

Local government was this morning expecting a devolution revolution after Prime Minister Boris Jo...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

The importance of an early start

By Rachel Dickinson | 11 December 2019

With concerns of underfunding remaining in the childcare sector, the Association of Directors of ...

COUNCILLORS

Council leader resigns after being 'kept in the dark'

By Paul Marinko | 10 December 2019

Torridge DC has elected a new leader after a stinging resignation statement from its outgoing top...

FINANCE

Future Forum North: IFS boss praises 'sensible' Labour tax proposals

By Dan Peters | 06 December 2019

The director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies has urged whoever is elected next week to look a...

frederica-diamanta

Director of Resources / Deputy Chief Executive

£61,197 – £65,925

This is an exciting opportunity to join Newquay Town Council as its new Director of Resources. Apply for this job

Newquay Town Council

Corporate Director Health and Adult Services

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North Yorkshire Council

Senior Procurement Category Manager

£51,356.00 - £54,495.00, Grade 12, 37 hours, Permanent

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Wakefield Council

frederica-diamanta

Director of Resources / Deputy Chief Executive

£61,197 – £65,925

This is an exciting opportunity to join Newquay Town Council as its new Director of Resources. Apply for this job

Newquay Town Council

Corporate Director Health and Adult Services

£141,233 to £164,272 plus relocation support

People living longer, healthier, independent lives Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

Senior Procurement Category Manager

£51,356.00 - £54,495.00, Grade 12, 37 hours, Permanent

Do you want to become a member of a successful Corporate Procurement Team that supports a local authority in making the Wakefield district Apply for this job

Wakefield Council