FINANCE

Who wins from the social care precept?

By Tom Foster | 11 May 2016

Using exclusive data analyis, Tom Foster explains how the adult social care precept will most lik...

FINANCE

Making a case for the precept

By Iain MacBeath | 11 May 2016

Iain MacBeath explains Hertfordshire CC’s decision to deploy a 2% social care precept amid mounti...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Get yourself connected

By Cllr Izzi Seccombe | 11 May 2016

Cllr Izzi Seccombe says technology could have a transformative role to play in local government’s...

HEALTH

Time is right for districts

By Allen Graham | 11 May 2016

With so much now at stake, Allen Graham says districts must be fully engaged with devolution, bus...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

A local response to child sexual exploitation

By Adele Gladman | 10 May 2016

Reflecting on the historic child abuse in Rotherham, Adele Gladman explains how local government ...

SOCIAL CARE

Social services to be assessed for end of life care

By Jamie Hailstone | 09 May 2016

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) watchdog is to start assessing social service departments on th...

FINANCE

£10,000 mortgage payment to tempt new social workers

By MJ reporter | 03 May 2016

Derby City Council has offered new social workers £10,000 towards a mortgage in what it claims to...

BUSINESS

Precept may help fund care home's drop in earnings

By Dan Peters | 03 May 2016

Britain’s biggest care home group is hoping for funding from the social care precept to flow into...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

A lifeline for vulnerable children

By Javed Khan | 03 May 2016

With successful schemes helping care leavers spread their wings, Javed Khan says local authoritie...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Securing a safe haven

By Cllr Roy Perry | 26 April 2016

Cllr Roy Perry says secure children’s homes across the country face significant demand, yet a sec...

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frederica-diamanta

Strategic Director, Finance and Resources (S.151 Officer)

£110,799 - £120,706

Blackburn with Darwen is a distinctive, welcoming and vibrant borough with a strong identity and a genuine buzz about the place. Apply for this job

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

Principal Lawyer (Adult Social Care)

£55,036 - £58,879

Are you an experienced Adult Social Care Lawyer looking to expand your skill Apply for this job

West Northamptonshire Council

Fire Safety Surveyor

£66555 - £76077 per annum

Help protect residents and shape better standards across our borough.As a Fire Safety Surveyor, you'll use your technical expertise to help make homes Apply for this job

The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea Council