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BUSINESS
Call for removal of council tax prison threat
By Rachel Salveta | 24 May 2023
England should follow Scotland and Wales by removing the threat of prison for the non-payment of ...
TRANSFORMATION
Making a modern digital council
By Rob Miller | 10 May 2023
Philip Glanville and Rob Miller set out how Hackney LBC is playing a key role in progressing digi...
WELFARE
Councils better placed to deliver welfare than DWP, leaders claim
By Martin Ford | 26 April 2023
Sector representatives were brought before the Work and Pensions Committee to hear their experien...
WHITEHALL
Childcare warning after Budget announcement
By Mark Conrad | 21 March 2023
Wider reform of childcare will be needed if ministers are to deliver a sustainable wraparound sys...
WELFARE
People need help right now
By Marvin Rees | 01 March 2023
Bristol’s culture of collaboration fostered through its One City approach has enabled the city to...
WHITEHALL
Survey throws doubt on prompt energy bill help
By Dan Peters | 21 February 2023
Seven in 10 councils do not expect to be able to dole out a key winter energy bill grant until th...
WELFARE
Council benefits teams struggling, auditors warn
By Mark Conrad | 14 February 2023
People are waiting longer for housing benefit claims while Scotland’s councils face soaring workl...
WHITEHALL
Energy support scheme success hangs in balance
By Dan Peters | 30 January 2023
The success of a new Government funding scheme hangs in the balance after being hit by delays.
HOUSING
Council calls for housing benefits funding review
20 January 2023
Councillors at Telford & Wrekin Council have called for an urgent review of the Government’s fund...
SOCIAL CARE
AI concerns soothed by watchdog
By Martin Ford | 20 January 2023
An inquiry into councils’ use of artificial intelligence (AI) by the data protection regulator ha...
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Corporate Director for Children’s Services (DCS)
£170,987
Beside the sea, beyond expectations! Apply for this job
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
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