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HEALTH

Extra cash for mental health projects announced

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 December 2014

The Government has announced £12m is to be invested in four pilot areas to help people with menta...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

EXCLUSIVE: Axe fears over top-slice

By Dan Peters | 10 December 2014

The future of sector-led improvement hangs in the balance with fears that Whitehall’s grant to th...

BUSINESS

Councils will look and feel very different in future

By Paul Dossett | 09 December 2014

The narrative of local government austerity is familiar and will necessarily continue to be told,...

BUSINESS

Now is the winter of devolution discontent

By Cllr David Hodge | 08 December 2014

CCN chairman Cllr David Hodge laments last week's Autumn Statement, in which counties were left i...

FINANCE

A job half done and a truth half told

By Rob Whiteman | 08 December 2014

Chief executive officer of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, Rob Whitema...

FINANCE

A small victory

By Cllr David Sparks | 08 December 2014

The Autumn Statement spared local government from worse cuts and the sector won three lobbying vi...

SOCIAL CARE

Creating better social workers

08 December 2014

A collective call to action has united 15 northern councils to champion the vital role of childre...

WHITEHALL

CQC: Care services must be willing to embrace complaints

By Jamie Hailstone | 08 December 2014

Social care services must be willing to embrace complaints in order to improve the quality of the...

FINANCE

Risks of retrenchment

By Andrew Jepp | 04 December 2014

The big risk to local government is that as cutbacks reduce services further, they expose themsel...

SOCIAL CARE

Beyond expectations

By Jonathan Werran | 03 December 2014

Greenwich RLBC scooped the award for innovation in social care through a well-planned approach to...

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Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

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

Premium jobWe are looking for an accomplished and proactive leader for our vacant post of Head of Democratic Services & Elections Apply for this job

Harborough District Council

Executive Director of Resources & Governance (S151 Officer)

Up to £146,245

Together, we lead. Together, we deliver. Together, we transform. Apply for this job

Basildon Borough Council

Executive Director of Homes, Communities & Environment

Up to £146,245

Together, we lead. Together, we deliver. Together, we transform. Apply for this job

Basildon Borough Council