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LEGISLATION

Shake-up is 'inevitable' despite setbacks

By Dan Peters | 25 May 2016

Local government reorganisation remains an inevitability despite a major blow to flagship plans b...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA Tories strike deal with Labour

By Heather Jameson | 25 May 2016

The Conservatives will continue to hold the chairmanship of the Local Government Association (LGA...

WALES

Council cuts go back to the drawing board

By Jamie Hailstone | 25 May 2016

The Welsh first minister has conceded his administration may go back to the drawing board over lo...

SOCIAL CARE

Councils defend agency care bills

By Jamie Hailstone | 25 May 2016

Councils have defended the money spent on agency children’s social workers amid claims the amount...

WASTE

Councils still wrestling with procurement waste problems

By Jamie Hailstone | 25 May 2016

Failure to introduce best practice around procurement is costing local authorities hundreds of mi...

HEALTH

Experts back bid to 'fix financial plans'

By Jamie Hailstone | 25 May 2016

Experts have backed calls by finance chiefs to fix health and social care spending as a proportio...

FINANCE

NAO's undercover role

25 May 2016

Some readers would have been gripped by the recent BBC drama series Undercover, in which a defenc...

BUSINESS

Authority writes off £300,000 debt

By Thomas Bridge | 25 May 2016

A debt of almost £300,000 will be written off by Blackpool Council following the collapse of a lo...

HUMOUR

Call of the wild

25 May 2016

As Dr Doolittle should have asked, has local government ever bored a wild boar, chatted to a croc...

WHITEHALL

Whitehall may stump up for rate appeals

By Sam Clayden | 25 May 2016

Whitehall could be prepared to compensate local authorities for the increased risk of appeals aft...

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Transport and Major Work Manager

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Head of Safeguarding and Prevention

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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

Slough Borough Council

Service Manager Residential Children's Homes

£57,457- £58,462

We are seeking a highly motivated, creative, and experienced Service Manager Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Head of Safeguarding and Prevention

£73,757-£78,488

Wiltshire is a place where strong communities, shared ambition, and a sense of place come together.  Apply for this job

Wiltshire Council

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