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SOCIAL SERVICES
Housing 'key factor' in rising children's services costs
By Joe Lepper | 25 April 2025
Poor housing has emerged as a ‘key contributing factor’ in councils’ mounting bill for children i...
BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL
Mediator called to settle Brum bin strike dispute
24 April 2025
Trade union Unite has agreed to take part in talks with Birmingham City Council and the Advisory,...
PAY
Pay offer for council employees announced
By Martin Ford | 23 April 2025
National Employers have made an offer of a 3.2% pay increase for council employees from 1 April 2...
WORKFORCE
GMB: Local government workforce cut by 600,000
By William Eichler | 22 April 2025
Local authorities across England and Wales have lost almost 600,000 members of staff since 2012, ...
PAY
Union announces strike ballot over pay
By Martin Ford | 16 April 2025
Scottish council workers are to be balloted over strike action in response to what a union has de...
INDUSTRIAL ACTION
Military planners sent to Brum amid bin strikes
By William Eichler | 14 April 2025
Military planners have been called in to help tackle the backlog of rubbish in Birmingham that ha...
ANGELA RAYNER
EXCLUSIVE: Rayner drops Brum inquiry plan
By Emily Twinch | 09 April 2025
Angela Rayner has dropped government plans for a statutory inquiry that would have investigated L...
AUDIT
EXCLUSIVE: Auditors look into chief's £327k payoff
By Dan Peters | 02 April 2025
Auditors are assessing an objection to Thanet DC’s accounts after an ex-councillor said they shou...
BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL
Birmingham declares 'major incident' over bin strikes
By William Eichler | 01 April 2025
Birmingham City Council has declared a major incident to address the impact of long-running bin s...
POLICY
Spring Statement: No more cash for councils
By Emily Twinch | 19 March 2025
Next week’s Spring Statement will give a flavour of the financial pressures local authorities wil...
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Director of Children's Services
£123,550 pa
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