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SOCIAL CARE

Alarm as registered voter numbers plummet

By Jonathan Werran | 03 December 2014

Far fewer eligible residents will be registered to vote at next May’s General Election, a Liverpo...

FINANCE

How do you fill the NHS black hole?

By Heather Jameson | 03 December 2014

If the next Government continues to cut local government funding and protect ring-fenced health b...

HEALTH

Councils 'were close' to dumping the BCF

By Dan Peters | 02 December 2014

The Local Government Association (LGA) considered walking away from the Better Care Fund (BCF) pr...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Burstow: boost care worker pay to end exploitation

By Jonathan Werran | 02 December 2014

Former care minister Paul Burstow has urged councils to give home care workers key worker status ...

HEALTH

Self-funder support: are you meeting Care Act requirements?

By Ray Hart | 28 November 2014

Ray Hart explains the changes that social care departments need to take to ensure their support p...

HEALTH

Extra funding for fraud clampdown

By Dan Peters | 27 November 2014

A range of council-led projects to claw back billions of pounds of taxpayers’ money lost every ye...

SOCIAL CARE

Call for more community provision post-Winterbourne

By Dan Peters | 26 November 2014

A report into the care of people with learning difficulties has called for the ramping up of comm...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

CQC plays down increasing inspection powers

By Dan Peters | 25 November 2014

The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) chief inspector of adult social care has warned the organisat...

HEALTH

Government spending targets are 'insane'

By Michael Burton | 25 November 2014

A former ministerial adviser has questioned the Government’s spending forecasts, saying the targe...

FINANCE

Triple threat

By Alex Thomson | 25 November 2014

Local government faces three key challenges in greater commercialism, local growth and health and...

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frederica-diamanta

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

Registered Short Break Home Manager

£57,770.00, Grade 13, 37 hours, Permanent

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Wakefield Council's Children's Services for a Short Break Registered Manager. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Service Director - Skills and Regeneration

to £114,023

Kirklees is firmly focused on the future. Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council