FINANCE

Scottish councils in budget stand off

By Jamie Hailstone | 13 January 2017

Some councils north of the border are refusing to accept the Scottish Government’s draft finance ...

FINANCE

Scottish Labour pledges to invest in public services

By Mark Conrad | 10 January 2017

The Scottish Labour Party has launched its local government election campaign, pledging to invest...

HEALTH

Sturgeon announces transformation cash

By Jamie Hailstone | 10 January 2017

Nicola Sturgeon has announced plans to spend an extra £107m to help integrate health and social c...

FINANCE

Finance warning over schools shift

By Jamie Hailstone | 09 January 2017

Plans to take schools out of local authority control in Scotland could ‘expose them to great fina...

FINANCE

Pressure pushes Holyrood into schools funding U-turn

By William Eichler | 16 December 2016

Pressure from local government has pushed Holyrood into a major U-turn on plans to grab £100m of ...

FINANCE

Concerned watchdog in warning over council's savings plan

By Dan Peters | 15 December 2016

East Dunbartonshire Council needs to do a lot more to save the £28m it needs to over the next thr...

DEVOLUTION

Dugdale: Reverse attack on local democracy

By Sam Clayden | 07 December 2016

The Scottish Labour leader has outlined radical plans to reshape the UK into a federal state and ...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Tinlin to retire next year

06 December 2016

Southend Council chief executive Rob Tinlin has announced plans to retire in March 2017.

FINANCE

Funding reductions force 7,000 job cuts

By Laura Sharman | 05 December 2016

Scottish councils have been forced to cut 7,000 jobs in the past year due to £350m funding cuts, ...

WHITEHALL

Scots councils demand more powers

By Jamie Hailstone | 29 November 2016

Councils in Scotland have urged Holyrood to devolve more powers following an intervention by the ...

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Service Director Infrastructure and Major Projects

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Are you a visionary leader with a passion for driving infrastructure major projects to success? Apply for this job

Buckinghamshire Council

Assistant Director for Safeguarding

£108,258

Recognised for our innovation and investment, this is a fantastic opportunity to join our leadership team Apply for this job

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Director of Children’s Social Care and Early Help

Salary: £108,312 - £125,565

At Thurrock we take a whole council approach to improving the lives of our children and young people, placing them at the heart of all that we do Apply for this job

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