WHITEHALL

Councils warned to 'check first, pay later' to fight fraud

By Jonathan Werran | 17 February 2015

Senior local authority managers should understand the risks of fraud and ensure councils are usin...

FINANCE

A maturing outsourcing market

By Debra Maxwell | 17 February 2015

Debra Maxwell discusses last year’s key outsourcing trends in local government that point towards...

WHITEHALL

A place of greater safety

By Cllr Kevin Davis | 13 February 2015

Councils have a proud tradition and vital current role in refugee resettlement, and if 50 counci...

WHITEHALL

Merge pensions and adult care into single Whitehall department, minister urges

By Michael Burton | 11 February 2015

The next government should merge pensions and adult care into a single new Whitehall department, ...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Welfare plans may face further scrutiny

By Dan Peters | 10 February 2015

Further legal action against the Government’s plans for the future of local welfare assistance co...

FINANCE

England's dreaming

By Simon Parker | 10 February 2015

Simon Parker gives a thematic overview to the New Local Government Network’s annual conference, w...

FINANCE

Services returning to Middlesbrough as Mouchel partnership gets revamp

By Jamie Hailstone | 10 February 2015

Middlesbrough BC is bringing a number of services back in-house from Mouchel, as it enters a ‘new...

BUSINESS

Pilot letting scheme plans announced for Hastings

By Jamie Hailstone | 10 February 2015

Hastings BC is starting a lettings agency in order to help people looking for housing in the boro...

DCLG

Making the most of it

By Megan Jarvie | 06 February 2015

The final local government finance settlement wasn't fully satisfactory, but there is now a clear...

WHITEHALL

DHP cuts branded 'risky'

03 February 2015

Council leaders have railed against a government decision to cut the total Discretionary Housing ...

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Director of Family Help and Safeguarding

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Head of Highways Operations

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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