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WELFARE

Councils better placed to deliver welfare than DWP, leaders claim

By Martin Ford | 26 April 2023

Sector representatives were brought before the Work and Pensions Committee to hear their experien...

ELECTIONS

4.5% of voters without ID apply for certificate

By Martin Ford | 26 April 2023

Just 89,502 applications had been made before the deadline - representing 4.5% of the estimated t...

WHITEHALL

Warning against 'knee-jerk reaction' over Oflog plans

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters and Heather Jameson | 25 April 2023

Local government finance expert Rob Whiteman has urged the sector to ‘not be defensive’ as minist...

ELECTIONS

White van man on... elections

25 April 2023

I’ve never worked out the point of local elections. Firstly, three-quarters of the punters never ...

CULTURE

A statue of limitations

25 April 2023

She’s only been gone five minutes yet some council folk are trying to consign Queen Elizabeth II ...

PLANNING

Miranda's going green

25 April 2023

Edinburgh’s ‘Pink Door Woman’ lost her battle with council bureaucrats who ruled her front door w...

CULTURE

A Royal pain

25 April 2023

Breathe a huge sigh of relief.

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

London borough to appoint permanent chief

By Martin Ford | 25 April 2023

Barking and Dagenham LBC’s acting chief executive, Fiona Taylor, is expected to be appointed on a...

DEVOLUTION

Report shows stark variations in levelling up funding

By Ann McGauran | 25 April 2023

Competitive bidding has led to a £0.5bn gap in levelling up cash between the best and least funde...

PLANNING

'Gargantuan hole' in Government housebuilding approach, MP suggests

By Martin Ford | 25 April 2023

The Government’s U-turn on housebuilding targets has brought production of local plans to a halt,...

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Children's Social Workers - Family Help Service

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London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth

Director of Business Solutions

£133,234

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Tees Valley Combined Authority

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Walsall Council

frederica-diamanta

Children's Social Workers - Family Help Service

Up to £52,767 per annum (subject to experience) p

Are you a passionate and experienced Social Worker ready to change lives and shape futures? Apply for this job

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth

Director of Business Solutions

£133,234

This is a unique opportunity to play a central role in shaping the region’s economic future and driving long-term prosperity. Apply for this job

Tees Valley Combined Authority

Head of Investment and Development

Up to £92,483

Walsall is a borough with big ambitions. Apply for this job

Walsall Council