ECONOMIC GROWTH

Place shielding in times of recession

14 April 2015

John Sellgren shares his first-hand experience of how strong partnership working helped salvage t...

FINANCE

Supreme Court raps Westminster out-of-area placement

By Jonathan Werran | 09 April 2015

Westminster City Council has lost a landmark legal challenge at the UK’s highest court, with impl...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: Welfare under threat as councils count cost of cuts

By Dan Peters | 09 April 2015

Council finance directors have warned they will be forced to scale back local welfare assistance ...

FINANCE

A Parliament of Pain – or of muddling through?

By Michael Burton | 08 April 2015

The public appetite for austerity is significantly less than in 2010 when voters accepted the pri...

WHITEHALL

Labour boasts of big devolution plans

By Jonathan Werran | 08 April 2015

Labour leaders have claimed the party’s devolution blueprint would benefit English local authorit...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

A reality check behind the election campaign

By Michael Burton | 31 March 2015

This is my least favourite time of the political cycle, namely the election campaign, writes Mich...

TROUBLED FAMILIES

A design for life

27 March 2015

Local authorities and housing associations ought to be natural partners, and the case for collabo...

FINANCE

A good record to build on

By Bob Neill | 24 March 2015

Bob Neill argues that the Government should be allowed to finish the job it started.

FINANCE

IFS: Budget leaves public spending 'guessing' game

By Jonathan Werran | 20 March 2015

The path of spending cuts over the next five years ‘seems more uncertain than ever’ following Wed...

WELFARE

Budget 2015: welfare cap fits £21bn savings for Osborne

By Jonathan Werran | 18 March 2015

The Government’s welfare cap is on track to deliver £21bn savings through changes to benefit paym...

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Service, Future Options Adult Social Care (CDC)

SMG, £68,424 – £73,891 (pay award pending)

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our senior leadership team in Adult Social Care in Doncaster. Apply for this job

City Of Doncaster Council

Service Manager - Care Services WMF2014e

£63,830 - £66,642

Would you be interested in a role where you have the opportunity to lead and drive Service improvements Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Highways Capital Delivery Manager

£50,788 - £52,805

To be responsible for the implementation of Welsh Government’s Renewal and Upgrade programme. Apply for this job

South Wales Trunk Road Agent