FINANCE

Interim head made permanent

14 July 2015

Mike Owen has been appointed the new chief executive of Bury MBC following five months as its int...

WHITEHALL

Care chief warns impact of spending cuts not yet understood

By Jamie Hailstone | 10 July 2015

The full impact of spending cuts on care services will not be known for several years, the presid...

WHITEHALL

Serious questions over Care Act implementation

By James Maker | 09 July 2015

There has been much discussion on the Care Act’s impact on councils at time when the social care ...

HEALTH

Ministers strike a new tone at the LGA conference

By Michael Burton | 08 July 2015

Michael Burton on how the ministerial tone has changed since the election.

HEALTH

Calls for Better Care Fund certainty

By Dan Peters | 08 July 2015

Calls have been made to expand the size and scope of the Better Care Fund (BCF) as uncertainty th...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

How the public underestimates the hard road ahead

By Ben Page | 08 July 2015

As local government gets ready for the hard road ahead, Ipsos MORI's latest Perils of Perception ...

HEALTH

Building a vision beyond five years

By Sarah Billiald | 08 July 2015

Sarah Stopforth, assistant researcher at NLGN, and Sarah Billiald, managing director of Collabora...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Quinton to replace retiring Walsh

08 July 2015

Gail Quinton, currently director of children’s services at Worcestershire CC, will join Coventry ...

HEALTH

LGA calls for Care Act delay

By Jamie Hailstone | 07 July 2015

Town hall chiefs have called for a delay implementing in the Care Act and to put the money earmar...

SOCIAL CARE

New scheme to 'reduce burdens' proposed

By Dan Peters | 07 July 2015

The Law Commission has launched a consultation today on a new scheme designed to reduce ‘unnecess...

frederica-diamanta

Team Manager - Locality

£55,979.00, Grade 13

Wakefield Children’s Services have been rated by Ofsted as GOOD with outstanding leadership. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Executive Director – Adult Social Care, Health & Wellbeing

£131,208 (Hay 1)

Lead with Purpose. Build on Excellence. Shape the Future of Health and Wellbeing in Sefton. Apply for this job

Sefton Borough Council

Strategic Finance Business Partners (five roles)

up to £80k

Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council

frederica-diamanta

Team Manager - Locality

£55,979.00, Grade 13

Wakefield Children’s Services have been rated by Ofsted as GOOD with outstanding leadership. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Executive Director – Adult Social Care, Health & Wellbeing

£131,208 (Hay 1)

Lead with Purpose. Build on Excellence. Shape the Future of Health and Wellbeing in Sefton. Apply for this job

Sefton Borough Council

Strategic Finance Business Partners (five roles)

up to £80k

Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council