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REORGANISATION

Lewes leader vows to fight Brighton takeover plan

By Dan Peters | 11 July 2025

Lewes DC’s leader has vowed to fight a Brighton & Hove City Council proposal to take over parts o...

REORGANISATION

Reform-controlled county agrees to back two unitary model

By Ann McGauran | 10 July 2025

Reform-controlled Derbyshire CC has agreed to back a two unitary model with a north south configu...

LEADERSHIP

The truth about real leadership

By Pam Parkes | 09 July 2025

Meeting today’s challenges demands the same ambitious civic leadership as the last great age of m...

REORGANISATION

Staffordshire reorganisation gathers pace

By Martin Ford | 09 July 2025

Proposals for two unitaries covering the north and south of Staffordshire have gained further sup...

REORGANISATION

Public survey backs two unitaries for Worcestershire

By Ann McGauran | 08 July 2025

Nearly half of survey respondents have backed the creation of two unitaries for Worcestershire ra...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Changes agreed to strengthen LGA governance

By Dan Peters | 07 July 2025

The Labour-led Local Government Association (LGA) has agreed changes to ‘strengthen governance’ t...

REORGANISATION

Three Essex unitaries 'strikes right balance'

By Dan Peters | 07 July 2025

Three unitary councils ‘strikes the right balance’ for Essex, the leader of the county council, K...

REORGANISATION

Navigating local government reorganisation

By Paul Clarke | 03 July 2025

Paul Clarke shares his advice on negotiating the challenges of local government reorganisation.

DEVOLUTION

Strategic authority 'needs to be bigger than Surrey'

By Dan Peters | 02 July 2025

Surrey should be part of a strategic authority on a geography wider than the county, according to...

FINANCE

The big picture is clear – we must work through this together

By Jonathan Carr-West | 02 July 2025

Jonathan Carr-West looks at what the fair funding review consultation reveals – or doesn’t – abou...

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Head of Service - Assessment & Intervention

£62,474 - £73,056 plus a Market Rate Supplement of £6000 which is reviewed annually

Join a creative, forward-thinking senior leadership team within Children and Families at Kirklees Council. Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Signatory - WMF2402e

£51,356 - £52,413

We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Signatory. Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Team Manager - Care Experienced Team - WMF2401e

£56,883 - £59,198

This is an exciting opportunity to lead our Care Experienced Team, supporting young people as they transition from care into independence. Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council