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DEVOLUTION

Dugdale: Reverse attack on local democracy

By Sam Clayden | 07 December 2016

The Scottish Labour leader has outlined radical plans to reshape the UK into a federal state and ...

BUSINESS

The Northern Powerhouse must be driven from within

By Ed Cox | 06 December 2016

Questions about the virtues of the Northern Powerhouse may have eased off, but Ed Cox says its ti...

WHITEHALL

Councils upbeat about defeating trusts' demands for rates relief

By Sam Clayden | 06 December 2016

Councils are quietly confident of defeating NHS trusts’ claim for mandatory business rates relief...

HUMOUR

Percy's a glass half full guy

06 December 2016

Northern Powerhouse minister Andrew Percy may have left Twitter due to trolls, but that hasn’t st...

FINANCE

Javid intervention expected after fresh unitary bid

By Dan Peters | 06 December 2016

Communities secretary Sajid Javid plans to wade into the local government reorganisation row in B...

WHITEHALL

DCLG rates rethink leaves LEPs in limbo

By Dan Peters | 06 December 2016

The Government could row back from plans to give business members on local enterprise partnership...

HEALTH

STPs could provide 'added impetus'

By Jamie Hailstone | 06 December 2016

Controversial plans to reform healthcare services have the potential to help NHS and council lead...

WHITEHALL

We want a unitary call is too simple

By Chris Sinnott | 05 December 2016

Chorley BC’s director of policy and governance, Chris Sinnott, on why his council’s latest reorga...

FINANCE

Future Forum North: 'Devolution deals may not be for whole country'

By Dan Peters | 03 December 2016

Local Government Association chief executive Mark Lloyd has publicly accepted for the first time ...

WHITEHALL

Future Forum North: Call to 'grab attendance allowance'

02 December 2016

Several chief executives have called on local government to seize powers over attendance allowanc...

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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