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SCOTLAND
Watchdog tells Scottish councils to raise ambition on transformation
By William Eichler | 21 May 2026
Scotland’s councils need to significantly increase the pace and scale of their service transforma...
LEGISLATION
Bill 'first step' in fiscal devolution era
By Dan Peters | 13 May 2026
The Overnight Visitor Levy Bill is the ‘first step in a new era of fiscal devolution in England’,...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Breaking point: Tough choices for childrens' services
By Martin Ford | 06 May 2026
Governments are finally confronting the spiralling cost of children’s services. As pressures inte...
SCOTLAND
Scottish councils eye new powers with charter adoption
By Martin Ford | 20 April 2026
A strategy to use newly-introduced legislation to gain greater powers for councils is being drawn...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Government ploughs on with council tax billing switch
By Joe Lepper | 15 April 2026
The Government is to plough on with its plans to switch council tax billing from 10 to 12-month i...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Greens propose council tax replacement
By Dan Peters | 14 April 2026
The Scottish Greens have proposed replacing the current council tax with a residential property t...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Homeless handed rising proportion of social housing
By Neil Merrick | 14 April 2026
The proportion of social housing being allocated to homeless people has risen, according to data ...
INTERVENTION
Council receives first record-keeping watchdog warning
By Martin Ford | 13 April 2026
A watchdog has intervened after Perth and Kinross Council was found to have abolished a director-...
COUNCIL TAX
EXCLUSIVE: Council tax support localisation hits poorer areas
By Dan Peters | 08 April 2026
Poorer areas tend to offer less council tax support than more affluent areas more than a decade a...
FINANCE
'Well-run' council faces £80m budget gap
By Martin Ford | 25 March 2026
A council is facing one of the biggest budget gaps in Scotland despite being ‘well run’, a watchd...
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Service Manager for the Multi Agency Child Protection Team
£58,602 - £62,109
You will play a pivotal role in leading and shaping child protection practice across Nottingham Apply for this job
Head of Regulated Services
£75,323 - £84,396
You will provide strategic leadership for our Residential Children’s Homes, our Fostering Services, and our, Permanence service Apply for this job
Head of Children's & Education Services Transformation
£75,323 - £84,396
You will play a critical leadership role in driving Nottingham's ambition to deliver outstanding services for children, young people and families. Apply for this job
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