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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
We will all pay the price for not spending on care
By Heather Jameson | 06 November 2019
Heather Jameson says the Government is tinkering on the edges of the welfare reforms in an effort...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Poverty driving up children's care costs
By Paul Marinko | 05 November 2019
Councils have seen an 85% increase in child protection plans over the decade, with poverty and po...
SCOTLAND
COSLA conference: 'Brexit could undermine good work by councils'
By Dan Peters | 10 October 2019
Brexit threatens to undermine the ‘good work’ being done by Scottish councils and the Scottish Go...
DEVOLUTION
COSLA conference: Ex-PM Brown says Scottish Government must do more on child poverty
By Dan Peters | 10 October 2019
Former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has launched a scathing attack on the Scottish Government’s...
WELFARE
NI senior policy officer warns of 'perfect storm'
By Ann McGauran | 01 October 2019
The difficulties facing councils and their communities in Northern Ireland are ‘turning into a pe...
POVERTY
Blackpool tops deprivation index
By Dan Peters | 26 September 2019
Neighbourhoods in Blackpool account for eight of the 10 most deprived nationally, according to th...
WELFARE
Beware the 'pandemonium' of UC
By Ann McGauran | 18 September 2019
It’s all change – again – at the top of the Department for Work and Pensions. But where does the ...
COUNCIL TAX
Data the key to supporting through UC
By Deven Ghelani | 18 September 2019
As Universal Credit replaces Housing Benefit, local authorities will lose access to the rich data...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Children are this country's future
By Rachel Dickinson | 29 August 2019
Ahead of the spending round, Rachel Dickinson is urging the Treasury to think of investment in ch...
HEALTH
Taking health inequalities out of the shadows
By Claire Laurent | 20 August 2019
A conference on health and health inequalities has highlighted the importance of taking a life co...
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Premium jobWe are seeking an ambitious and strategic leader to join our senior management team as Assistant Director for Estate Strategy & Development. Apply for this job
Assistant Director Housing
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Housing is one of the most high profile and closely scrutinised areas in local government Apply for this job
Strategic Head of Finance and S151 Officer
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