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FINANCE
Lessons from Layfield – 40 years on
By John Stewart | 06 December 2016
It is 40 years since the Layfield Commission on local government finance report. George Jones and...
WHITEHALL
A different school of thought
By Ben Cahill | 06 December 2016
Compulsory academisation has been dropped – but challenges remain for local authorities and small...
FINANCE
The View halfway through
By Alex Baylis | 06 December 2016
The NHS Five Year Forward View is now two years old. Alex Baylis considers its progress to date a...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
State of independence
By Jonathan Lima-Matthews | 06 December 2016
Research by Scope has shown councils could be doing more to help young disabled people live indep...
WHITEHALL
Capital spending boost but social care is ignored
29 November 2016
Last week’s Autumn Statement promised extra funding for housing and transport but no relief for s...
HEALTH
STPs – are they enough to solve the crisis?
By Sam Clayden | 23 November 2016
Sustainability and Transformation Plans are being heralded as a major route to improving the bele...
HEALTH
Strengthening the STPs
By Phoebe Dunn | 23 November 2016
Phoebe Dunn examines the findings of new research from The King’s Fund on STPs
HEALTH
Total transformation of care and support
By Ewan King | 23 November 2016
It’s time for a Five Year Forward View for social care, argue Alex Fox and Ewan King
FINANCE
Peering into the crystal ball
By Michael Burton | 23 November 2016
To mark the result of its annual survey into local government directors’ views of the future Zuri...
FINANCE
A Cinderella story on skills devolution
By Cllr Teresa O’Neill | 16 November 2016
Devolving power to shape London’s skills system would enable councils and the mayor to make signi...
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up to £179,404 per annum
Shape the Future of Essex. Drive climate action. Deliver for our communities. Apply for this job
Director of Social Work and Social Care
£100,731 to £104,625
You will join a values-driven senior leadership team, providing visible and responsive leadership. Apply for this job
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This is a role with real strategic influence. From shaping policy and commissioning service improvements Apply for this job
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