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LOCAL GOVERNMENT OMBUDSMAN

Local government complaints increase

By Laura Sharman | 02 August 2017

The number of complaints about councils that have been investigated and upheld by the Local Gover...

HUMOUR

A real sponger

02 August 2017

Diary has often sat hungover in its pants on the sofa.

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Simply ravin'

02 August 2017

You know it’s the summer silly season when the annual surge in ‘loony council’ stories hit the ta...

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

Town hall terror warning

By Mark Conrad | 02 August 2017

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

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...

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 ...

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frederica-diamanta

Transport and Major Work Manager

£54,556 to £60,085 per year Inclusive of Local Weighting Allowance of £1096

Premium jobDrive the future of transport and infrastructure in Slough Apply for this job

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