LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Give us the money, Eric

27 January 2015

Eric Pickles had a rough few days last week after Muslims caught on – a few years after councils ...

HEALTH

SOLACE policy board urges boost in managerial capacity

By Jonathan Werran | 27 January 2015

Local government must improve its managerial capacity and learn to build strategic alliances nati...

FINANCE

Council chiefs seek ministerial talks over £100m DoLS care costs

By Jonathan Werran | 27 January 2015

Council chiefs have demanded a meeting with care minister Norman Lamb to address a legal ruling t...

LEGISLATION

Minister warns of 'negative' behaviour in the run up to Welsh mergers

By Jamie Hailstone | 27 January 2015

Welsh public services minister Leighton Andrews has warned against ‘negative behaviour’ that migh...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Hardman softens over combined authority idea

By Dan Peters | 27 January 2015

The leader of Worcestershire CC has reversed his scepticism about forming a combined authority co...

HEALTH

Burnham proposes home care army for the NHS

By Jamie Hailstone | 27 January 2015

Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has pledged to create a home care army of more than 5,000 wo...

FINANCE

Bolton leader rejects call to share chief with Bury

By Jonathan Werran | 27 January 2015

The Labour leader of Bolton MBC has ruled out a cost-saving shared chief executive suggestion moo...

HEALTH

Health and social care leaders call for government investment

By Dan Peters | 26 January 2015

Council and health leaders have called on the Government to invest money to protect the ‘chronica...

HUMAN RESOURCES

CIPFA president appointed Bury interim chief

26 January 2015

Bury MBC has appointed Mike Owen – currently the president of the Chartered Institute of Public F...

FINANCE

Hopkins backs data-sharing report

By Jamie Hailstone | 26 January 2015

Local government minister Kris Hopkins has backed a new report, which claims councils could save ...

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Director – Housing Services

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Are you ready to lead transformative housing services in one of London’s most ambitious and diverse boroughs? Apply for this job

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Executive Director – Place, Communities and Enterprise

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Are you ready to lead one of London’s most ambitious place-shaping agendas? Apply for this job

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The role will lead on arrangements for statutory Apply for this job

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