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FINANCE

Care fears ahead of finance settlement

By Jamie Hailstone | 13 December 2016

Chief executives have warned ministers against using council tax to fund social care, as a survey...

WHITEHALL

Sector hits back at PM

By Jamie Hailstone | 13 December 2016

Town hall leaders have hit back at government claims that councils may be partly responsible for ...

WHITEHALL

Law relaxed to meet need for more secure children's places

By Sam Clayden | 13 December 2016

Spiralling demand and dwindling supply has forced the Government to try to relax the law to allow...

HEALTH

'Whitehall's failure to end trusts' charity claims wastes cash and harms health'

By Sam Clayden | 13 December 2016

Ministers’ failure to end a long-running legal dispute between NHS trusts and councils is wasting...

WHITEHALL

Online transactions without trauma

By David Moody | 13 December 2016

A government tool that could help councils deliver a connected IT experience is still out of reac...

WHITEHALL

DCs pitched into responding to county unitary bids

By Dan Peters | 13 December 2016

District councils have been pushed into responding to a wave of county unitary bids as communitie...

FINANCE

A bumpy ride for the sector

By Heather Jameson | 13 December 2016

From Bowie to Brexit and bed-blocking, 2016 has been a rollercoaster year. Heather Jameson skips ...

WHITEHALL

Government to hand licensing powers back to Rotherham

By Dan Peters | 13 December 2016

Powers over licensing including taxi services will be handed back to Rotherham MBC as part of a ‘...

WHITEHALL

Report: housing targets 'impossible' for councils

By James Evison | 13 December 2016

A lack of planning resources means housing targets ‘will be impossible’ for almost 90% of local a...

WHITEHALL

Ministers to limit council exemptions clause

By Jamie Hailstone | 09 December 2016

The Government is to backtrack on a controversial clause in the Children and Social Work Bill whi...

frederica-diamanta

Head of Housing

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Powys County Council

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North East Lincolnshire Council

Director of Business Solutions

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Tees Valley Combined Authority

frederica-diamanta

Head of Housing

£79,968 - £87,755

Lead with purpose. Inspire change. Shape the future of housing in Powys. Apply for this job

Powys County Council

Educational Psychologist

Soulbury Scale A 4-9, plus up to 3 SPA points.

Our newly developed EMBRACE framework guides the actions we take as a team Apply for this job

North East Lincolnshire Council

Director of Business Solutions

£133,234

This is a unique opportunity to play a central role in shaping the region’s economic future and driving long-term prosperity. Apply for this job

Tees Valley Combined Authority