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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Information sharing tensions found in child harm review

By Dan Peters | 12 June 2019

Legal and ethical tensions between maintaining confidentiality and sharing information are contin...

FINANCE

Scottish pension fund highlights 'significant achievements'

By Hiba Mahamadi | 10 June 2019

A Scottish pension fund administered by Aberdeen City Council has posted a profit in excess of £3...

FINANCE

Redistribution call after imbalance findings

By Michael Burton | 28 May 2019

A think-tank has called for a redistribution of public investment from London to England’s poorer...

FINANCE

Scottish councils need more power - think-tank

By Hiba Mahamadi | 28 May 2019

Scottish local government needs a ‘renewal,’ a think tank has urged, with directly elected mayors...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Tributes for Scottish local government giant

By Hiba Mahamadi | 21 May 2019

An instrumental figure in laying the foundations of Scotland’s Improvement Service has died.

DEVOLUTION

Call for councils to be at centre of new second chamber

By Dan Peters | 14 May 2019

A former first minister (FM) has called for ‘disempowered’ local authorities to be put at the cen...

BUSINESS

Council rejects returning to misconduct claims

By Martin Ford | 10 May 2019

West Dunbartonshire Council has rejected taking action against officers accused of misconduct des...

WHITEHALL

Further delay to devolution drive

By Dan Peters | 24 April 2019

The Government’s repeatedly-delayed devolution framework will not be published until after Brexit...

LEGAL

Serco's Glasgow asylum evictions ruled lawful

By Martin Ford | 15 April 2019

Serco has fended off a legal challenge to its plan to evict failed asylum seekers in Glasgow.

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Council vows to challenge Government's data sharing rules

By Hiba Mahamadi | 02 April 2019

A Scottish council has vowed to challenge the Government’s restrictive rules on information shari...

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

Grade 12 £67,236 – £71,223 plus £3000pa Statutory Officer Allowance

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Harborough District Council

Director of Community

£105,727 - £129,293 p.a, plus Essential Car User Allowance

Wealden is a place where people and nature thrive together.   At Wealden District Council, we pride ourselves on delivering five-star customer serv... Apply for this job

Wealden District Council

Programme Director

£82,030 to £90,788

Welcome, and thank you for your interest in this role, this is a very exciting time for Barrow. Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council