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Lewis derides LGA £5.8bn funding gap claims as 'alarmist'

By Jonathan Werran | 30 June 2014

Local government minister Brandon Lewis dismisses council chiefs' calculations of £5.8bn funding ...

Miliband pledges devolution revolution

By Jamie Hailstone | 30 June 2014

Labour leader Ed Miliband has pledged to reverse a ‘century of centralisation’ with more devoluti...

GMB to join 10 July mass walkout

By Jonathan Werran | 27 June 2014

Members of trade union join Unison in rejecting council bosses' 1% pay offer to join 10 July day ...

Local authorities get adoption funding boost

By Jamie Hailstone | 27 June 2014

Ten councils around the country are to get a £2m boost to help adopted children settle into new h...

MSPs want new commission to review council tax replacement

By Jonathan Werran | 27 June 2014

The Scottish Government should establish an independent commission to consider alternatives to co...

Welsh Government warns of cuts to come

By Jamie Hailstone | 27 June 2014

Welsh council chiefs told to prepare for cuts of up to 4.5% next year.

NAO: benefit fraud and error 'unacceptably high'

By Jonathan Werran | 27 June 2014

Fraud and error accounts for 2% of £164bn welfare spend, but slight dip recorded following abolit...

Councils on parade for Armed Forces Day

By Jonathan Werran | 26 June 2014

Most councils will mark Armed Forces Day this weekend, having pledged to support service personne...

Data experts call for central-local spending parity

By Jonathan Werran | 26 June 2014

Whitehall should be subject to the same £500 threshold for spending transparency as local governm...

Osborne releases devolution 'genie'

By Jamie Hailstone | 26 June 2014

Combined authority leaders are set to draw up a ‘manifesto’ for the North after Chancellor George...

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frederica-diamanta

Development Management Service Manager - WMF2347e

£65,873 - £68,775

The Development Management service plays a vital role in shaping the built environment. Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Director of Children's Services

£123,550 pa

We are looking for a visionary and values-driven Director of Children's Services Apply for this job

North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council

Assistant Director for Corporate Parenting

£88,225 - £105,726 per annum

This is a time of exciting and positive change in Suffolk. Apply for this job

Suffolk County Council