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HUMOUR

4 wheel drive woman on . . . the school holidays

02 August 2017

Tarquin, no. I will not take you to a theme park for every single day of the school holidays – it...

HUMOUR

Birds of a feather

02 August 2017

Speaking of holiday season, Diary noticed a scorcher of a story about an unusual tourist this week.

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Standalone firm planned for Reading kids' services

By Sam Clayden | 02 August 2017

Fresh calls for an ‘independent evaluation’ of children’s services models have been made after Re...

REORGANISATION

Leader denies 'witch-hunt' to slash senior management roles

By Mark Conrad | 02 August 2017

Lancashire CC’s leader has denied claims his plan to slash senior management posts was linked to ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Legal action over data leak

By Mark Conrad | 02 August 2017

Newcastle City Council is facing legal action over a data leak that exposed the personal details ...

SOCIAL CARE

Union slams suspension of backdated social care 'sleep-in' staff payments

By Mark Conrad | 02 August 2017

Whitehall action to prop-up social care providers has been criticised by local government’s large...

CHILD ABUSE

Lambeth accused of U-turn over compensation for abuse survivors

By Mark Conrad | 02 August 2017

The chairman of an influential child abuse survivors group has accused Lambeth LBC of a U-turn ov...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Town hall terror warning

By Mark Conrad | 02 August 2017

Inconsistency in how safeguarding concerns relating to extremism are recorded is hampering counci...

BUSINESS

Regulation needs an approach with 'bite'

By Sam Clayden | 02 August 2017

Mark Rogers has called on local government to ‘put improvement before being friends’ amid fears t...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Derbyshire chief is axed to save money

By Dan Peters | 02 August 2017

Derbyshire CC has axed the chief executive role and will reduce the size of its top management te...

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

Grade 12 £67,236 – £71,223 plus £3000pa Statutory Officer Allowance

Premium jobWe are looking for an accomplished and proactive leader for our vacant post of Head of Democratic Services & Elections Apply for this job

Harborough District Council

Chief Executive and Head of Paid Service

£Competitive

Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority (HEYCA) represents a bold new chapter in the region’s history. Apply for this job

Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority

Finance Business Partner – Housing & HRA

Band I, SCP 44 - 47 (£53,885 - £57,195) per annum

If so, we are looking to recruit a Finance Business Partner who will report to the Head of Business Partnering for this area. Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council