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FINANCE
Trafford bid for £20m EFS
By Joe Lepper | 16 January 2026
Trafford Council is to ask Whitehall for more than £20m in exceptional financial support (EFS) af...
HOUSING
Reed hails housing starts increase
By Dan Peters | 16 January 2026
The number of new build starts in the year ending September 2025 has increased by 18% compared to...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Cotton piles pressure on West Midlands Police chief to stand down
By Dan Peters | 15 January 2026
Birmingham City Council’s Labour leader John Cotton has called for the chief constable of West Mi...
POLICY AND POLITICS
'High probability' section 114 warning for Starmer
By Dan Peters | 09 January 2026
North Somerset Council’s leader has warned Prime Minister Keir Starmer there is a ‘high probabili...
SCOTLAND
Consistent approach needed on evaluating delayed discharge initiatives, says auditor
By Lee Peart | 08 January 2026
A consistent approach is needed on evaluating and reporting on initiatives to improve delayed dis...
HOUSING
Housing approvals drop in final quarter of 2025
By Paul Marinko | 06 January 2026
New data has revealed the number of housing projects granted approval dropped by 17% in the last ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Cleverly backs pro-density housing report
By Dan Peters | 23 December 2025
Shadow housing secretary James Cleverly has backed a report by think-tank Policy Exchange that ca...
STEVE REED
Reed says councils should not be offering 'full-time pay for part-time work'
By Dan Peters | 22 December 2025
Local authorities should not be offering full-time pay for part-time work, communities secretary ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Opposition leader refuses to sign 'NDA' over £10m payment
By Dan Peters | 19 December 2025
An opposition leader has refused to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) in return for being tol...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Councils stripped of asylum data access
By Dan Peters | 18 December 2025
Councils have been stripped of access to information about asylum seeker accommodation after the ...
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Director of Social Work and Social Care
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You will join a values-driven senior leadership team, providing visible and responsive leadership. Apply for this job
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