WHITEHALL

SOLACE Summit: Rates reforms could put sector in 'straitjacket'

By Dan Peters | 08 October 2015

The Society of Local Authority Chief Executive’s finance policy spokesman has suggested chancello...

WHITEHALL

SOLACE Summit: Clarke calls for unitary revolution

By Dan Peters | 08 October 2015

Former Home Secretary Charles Clarke has called for all local authorities to become unitaries.

WHITEHALL

SOLACE Summit: Rogers fed up being treated like child

By Dan Peters | 07 October 2015

The president of the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives (SOLACE) has called for a ‘new p...

WHITEHALL

SOLACE Summit: £11bn of extra responsibilities for councils

By Dan Peters | 07 October 2015

Local government will have to take on £11bn of additional responsibilities from Whitehall in retu...

WHITEHALL

Calls to record child spending costs 'ignored'

07 October 2015

Urgent calls from the sector for Whitehall to improve the comparison and recording of children’s ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Rates revolution

By Heather Jameson | 06 October 2015

Plans to return 100% of business rates to local government are ‘little more than a back of the en...

FINANCE

Keeping it real

By Mark Rogers | 06 October 2015

SOLACE president Mark Rogers explains to delegates at its annual summit why local government must...

FINANCE

Lost in translation?

By Graeme McDonald | 06 October 2015

SOLACE director Graeme McDonald points out how the USA views its councils, the similarities and t...

BUSINESS

Social innovation as a strategic tool for local government leaders

By John Rene Keller Lauritzen | 30 September 2015

John René Keller Lauritzen argues that councils must be both brave and open, and the only way to ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Reclaiming public leadership

By Melanie Dawes | 30 September 2015

Well-managed decentralisation will offer local areas an opportunity to strengthen their growth, w...

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Family Help and Safeguarding

£105,836 - £121,235

Brighter Futures for Children is looking for a visionary leader to drive transformation and improvement in children's services at a pivotal time. Apply for this job

Reading Borough Council

Head of Highways Operations

Salary: £78,168 per annum

Premium jobSomerset offers a unique blend of natural beauty, rich history and vibrant community life. Apply for this job

Somerset Council

Head of Operational Services

£73,051 to £75,342

Are you ready to shape the future of a thriving district? Apply for this job

South Derbyshire District Council