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SOCIAL CARE

Two-thirds of councils lack safeguarding policy for gender-questioning children

By William Eichler | 27 August 2025

Nearly two-thirds of councils with care responsibilities could not provide a policy on safeguardi...

EDUCATION

Scottish care kids failing to attend school

By Neil Merrick | 27 August 2025

An increasing proportion of children in local authority care in Scotland are failing to attend sc...

FINANCE

CCN: Residents to face maximum council tax rises

By Izzy Lepone | 20 August 2025

Residents of county and rural regions will face ‘maximum council tax rises’ under the Government’...

SOCIAL CARE

Calls for higher pay for social care as UK worker numbers continue to fall

By Lee Peart | 29 July 2025

The Government has faced calls for higher pay and better conditions for social care workers as th...

SOCIAL CARE

WLGA defends councils over Covid funds

By Martin Ford | 10 July 2025

The Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) has defended the role of councils in distributing s...

HEALTH

Where is the 10-year plan for local government?

By Heather Jameson | 09 July 2025

Heather Jameson says it would be 'hard to argue with a vision for a people-centred, community-bas...

LGA CONFERENCE

Rayner in bid to purge red tape

By Martin Ford | 03 July 2025

The Government is to review councils’ statutory responsibilities and merge funding pots in a bid ...

FINANCE

The big picture is clear – we must work through this together

By Jonathan Carr-West | 02 July 2025

Jonathan Carr-West looks at what the fair funding review consultation reveals – or doesn’t – abou...

AI

AI is the greatest tool councils have at their disposal

By Alexander Iosad | 02 July 2025

By championing AI, councillors of all colours can put local authorities on the path to becoming e...

REORGANISATION

Now for the fair funding fireworks

By Michael Burton | 25 June 2025

The Government has finally grasped the nettle of fair funding by producing a controversial draft ...

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Essex County Council

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Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council

frederica-diamanta

Corporate Director – Adults & Health

£176,061 – £196,002

Lead Change. Shape Lives. Be Part of Something New. Apply for this job

Newham London Borough Council

Assistant Director, People

£89,116 - £104,843 per annum

Experience the best of both worlds with our flexible hybrid working arrangements. Apply for this job

Essex County Council

Executive Director (Children’s Services)

up to £137,831

Are you an experienced and inspirational leader of Children’s Services? Apply for this job

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council