CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Keeping a close eye on early years services

By Nick Bell | 27 January 2016

Redesigning of early years services needs to be bold and forward-thinking. Nick Bell questions wh...

PAY

Two job chief has role reviewed

By Jamie Hailstone | 27 January 2016

Members of Sedgemoor DC are to review a decision to give chief executive Kerry Rickards an extra ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Rush for devo is a 'threat to economy'

By Sam Clayden | 27 January 2016

The current approach to devolution threatens to entrench the failings of the existing economic sy...

BUSINESS

Authority makes its exit from controversial joint venture

By Jamie Hailstone | 19 January 2016

Taunton Deane BC is expected to become the second local authority to leave the controversial Sout...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

EXCLUSIVE: Providing feedback proves 'frustrating' for residents

By Tom Bridge | 19 January 2016

Almost half of people find the process of giving feedback on council services, consultations and ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Government backs children's services at 'combined level'

By Thomas Bridge | 15 January 2016

Government plans to overhaul children’s services have indicated support for delivery of social ca...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Councils face new inspections regime from February

By Thomas Bridge | 14 January 2016

New inspections of council services for vulnerable children launching in February have been descr...

FINANCE

Dare to be different

By Dan Corry | 12 January 2016

The OBR should try to forecast for itself what might happen to spending and tax instead of just f...

FINANCE

Watchdog warns 'difficult to overstate' Birmingham's financial challenge

By Thomas Bridge | 11 January 2016

Ministers have been warned it is ‘difficult to overstate’ the financial challenge facing Birmingh...

FINANCE

Committee unlikely to publish LOBO report

By Dan Peters | 18 December 2015

The communities and local government (CLG) committee’s inquiry into controversial Lender Option B...

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Head of Revenues and Benefits

PO 16-19 (scp 46-49) £56,080 to £59,525 per annum

We are seeking a dynamic and strategic leader for the position of Head of Revenues and Benefits Apply for this job

Ribble Valley Borough Council

Communications Manager

£53,885-£57,195 per annum

Join us at this exciting time as we build on our rapid improvements Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Director of Operations (x 2 posts)

up to £114,339

Lancashire is one of the largest and most ambitious authorities in the north Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council