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FINANCE
Call for multi-year funding
By Martin Ford | 29 September 2020
Ministers have been urged to commit to multi-year settlements for local government by the Charter...
EMERGENCY PLANNING
Streamline PPE funding for the sake of social care
By Hugh Fenn | 22 September 2020
COVID-19 will continue to severely stretch the financial resilience of providers like Leonard Che...
SOCIAL CARE
Starmer vows to tackle the 'decade of drift' on sorting social care
By Heather Jameson | 22 September 2020
Government failure to protect care homes during the pandemic is a ‘national scandal’, Labour lead...
SOCIAL CARE
Government prepares care homes for coronavirus surge
By Martin Ford | 18 September 2020
Councils will be asked to ‘take strong action’ against care homes that ignore new restrictions on...
SOCIAL CARE
Forget the charm, local government needs certainty
By Heather Jameson | 16 September 2020
Heather Jameson asks if Boris Johnson’s surprise appearance on a local government call this week ...
FINANCE
Before reorganisation we need a clear view of the sector's core purpose
By Abdool Kara | 16 September 2020
How local government 'can sensibly be reorganised without a clear view of its core purpose (will ...
SOCIAL CARE
Ombudsman calls for 'level playing field'
By Martin Ford | 15 September 2020
‘Weak’ social care providers are avoiding public accountability, the local government ombudsman h...
SOCIAL CARE
Pay boost for care workers following tribunal
By Martin Ford | 15 September 2020
A group of homecare workers have been awarded £100,000 in backdated pay in a tribunal ruling that...
SOCIAL CARE
A perfect storm for care homes
By Iain MacBeath | 14 September 2020
Councils must now strategically invest in services to help people stay in their own homes and neg...
SOCIAL CARE
Care home lockdowns on rise
By Martin Ford | 14 September 2020
A growing number of councils have imposed lockdowns on care homes in response to rising numbers o...
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Chief Executive
£188,576 - £201,902 (pay award pending)
Join us for a rare opportunity to lead one of the UK’s newest and most ambitious councils Apply for this job
Finance Development Accountant
Band I (£55,609 to £59,025)
Sandwell Council’s Finance Division is seeking a proactive Finance Development Accountant on a full-time permanent basis Apply for this job
LGR Programme Director
Up to £120k
This is a once in a generation opportunity to shape the future of local government in Worcestershire. Apply for this job
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