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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Children's services chief challenges SEND plans threshold
By Martin Ford | 08 May 2019
A children’s services director has suggested too many children are being assessed for special edu...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
MPs criticise council chiefs for 'stonewalling' select committee
By Martin Ford | 08 May 2019
The chief executives of two councils have been accused of showing a ‘lack of leadership’ for not ...
FINANCE
Back to austerity as cuts bite
By Dan Peters | 08 May 2019
Spending cuts almost as extreme as those back in 2011/12 may need to be made in 2020/21 due to cu...
WHITEHALL
Call for councils to 'embrace' scrutiny
By Heather Jameson | 08 May 2019
The Government called on councils and combined authorities to ‘embrace’ scrutiny as it issued new...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Sunak to rule on default tier split
By Hiba Mahamadi | 08 May 2019
Ministers been asked to set out a ‘national default position’ on the distribution of business rat...
WHITEHALL
Waste strategy could lead to bins boom - DCN
By Dan Peters | 07 May 2019
Millions of already produced hard-to-recycle plastic receptacles may be made redundant by the Gov...
WHITEHALL
Councils treated as 'spectators' in Universal Credit rollout
By Martin Ford | 07 May 2019
A council that has uncovered hundreds of thousands of pounds of Universal Credit (UC) over and un...
WHITEHALL
MPs express 'sympathy' over Ombudsman's funding plea
By Martin Ford | 03 May 2019
MPs have backed calls to boost funding for the stretched Local Government and Social Care Ombudsm...
WHITEHALL
Social Impact Bond move predictions realised
By Dan Peters | 03 May 2019
Predictions that moving responsibility for social impact bonds (SIB) out of the Cabinet Office wo...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Security fears after candidate addresses published
By Dan Peters | 02 May 2019
Security concerns have been raised after a loophole forced councils to publish the home addresses...
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- Defining the 2030 council comms leadership challenge
- Councils' cash stash soars as millions go untouched
- EXCLUSIVE: Councils call for more regulation amid facial recognition rollout
- Burnham 'growth in every postcode' ambition dismissed
- Disciplinary investigations: Tackling a hidden public health issue inside our workplaces
Head of HR Business Partnering
£69,083 - £75,442 per annum
Reporting to the Assistant Director – HR, Corporate Projects and IT, this role provides strategic leadership and management Apply for this job
Assistant Chief Executive
UP TO £190,000
We are seeking a strategic and forward-thinking leader who can bring together HR, Legal, Strategy, Digital and Communications Apply for this job
Executive Director of Environment and Place
UP TO £190,000
An ambitious and visible leader, you will increase green flags for our parks and open spaces Apply for this job
- Defining the 2030 council comms leadership challenge
- Councils' cash stash soars as millions go untouched
- EXCLUSIVE: Councils call for more regulation amid facial recognition rollout
- Burnham 'growth in every postcode' ambition dismissed
- Disciplinary investigations: Tackling a hidden public health issue inside our workplaces
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