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HOUSING

Housing: The new consumer gradings have been a challenge

By Julian Paine | 28 April 2025

Julian Paine says that although housing is getting more airtime, councils are still trying to fi...

REGULATION

Regulator reprimands councils over legal failures

By Dan Peters | 27 February 2025

The Information Commissioner’s Office has reprimanded both Glasgow and Edinburgh city councils fo...

POLITICS

Government announces 'sweeping transformation' in response to Grenfell inquiry

By William Eichler | 26 February 2025

Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner committed the Government to ‘greater accountability’ and ‘str...

REGULATION

Grenfell could finally give public inquiries real teeth

By Martin English | 21 February 2025

Martin English reflects on the final Grenfell report, questioning if public inquiries can bring p...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Leicester takes issue with watchdog's criticism

By Martin Ford | 30 January 2025

Leicester City Council has said a newly-published Ofsted report ‘does not accurately reflect’ its...

REGULATION

When an inspector calls

By Angela Holden | 20 December 2024

Angela Holden looks at the emerging findings from the first social housing inspection judgements ...

HOUSING

Council's housing grade lowered over 'serious failings'

By Martin Ford | 13 December 2024

The discovery of ‘very serious failings’ by a housing watchdog has seen Castle Point BC downgrade...

POLICY

Reform: Oflog should become local audit system leader

By Emily Twinch | 02 December 2024

The Government body in charge of councils’ performance in England should be extended so it become...

SOCIAL CARE

Review finds 'poor operational performance' at CQC

By Martin Ford | 15 October 2024

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has been told it must improve its assessments of local authorit...

REGULATION

Joining up relational regulation

By Jess McGregor | 11 October 2024

The early days of a new government offer a chance to consider what collaborative and purposeful a...

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Royal Borough of Greenwich

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Kirklees Metropolitan Council

frederica-diamanta

Head of Highway Operations

Grade 15 £63,002 - £69,103 per annum

As we begin to implement our new structure, we have an exciting leadership opportunity as the head of our new operations service. Apply for this job

Derbyshire County Council

Educational Psychologist

Soulbury Scale A5-A10 - £51,893 to £61,664

The Royal Greenwich Educational Psychology & Wellbeing Service (EP&WS) Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Head of Youth Justice & Contextual Safeguarding

£62,474 - £73,056 plus a Market Rate Supplement

This is an opportunity to join a creative, forward-thinking leadership team. Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council