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SOCIAL CARE
Local services face £8bn funding black hole by 2024, councils warn
By Laura Sharman | 01 October 2021
Council tax will have to rise by more than a quarter in the next three years to cover the shortfa...
DEVOLUTION
Devolution should be the default option, say MPs
By Laura Sharman | 01 October 2021
Government should consider devolving greater powers in housing, health, planning and education, a...
WHITEHALL
Future Forum: Councils, not Whitehall, are leaders of place
By Martin Ford | 30 September 2021
Civil service ‘heads of place’ should not supplant councillors, Local Government Association (LGA...
PLANNING
Future Forum: UK faces housing emergency
By Dan Peters | 30 September 2021
Stockport MBC’s chief executive has told The MJ’s Future Forum event that the UK faces a ‘housing...
FINANCE
Future Forum: Whiteman accuses some councils of going too far
By Dan Peters | 30 September 2021
Some councils borrowing excessively for commercial activity are going too far, the chief executiv...
CLIMATE CHANGE
Future Forum: Government decarbonisation 'barriers' to fall
By Martin Ford | 30 September 2021
Next month’s COP26 climate change conference could be a watershed moment for the energy sector, a...
FINANCE
Auditors question financial sustainability of Welsh councils
By William Eichler | 30 September 2021
Auditors have questioned the sustainability of local authorities in Wales despite the improved fi...
SOCIAL CARE
Social care system is 'levelling down,' analysis warns
By Laura Sharman | 30 September 2021
The quality of social care is worse in the most deprived areas, undermining the Government's leve...
DIGITAL
Future Forum: Call to replace transactional with relational
By Martin Ford | 29 September 2021
A forthcoming report by the Demos think-tank advocates moving from ‘transactional’ to ‘relational...
WHITEHALL
Future Forum: Top recruiter predicts exodus
By Dan Peters | 29 September 2021
A top recruiter has predicted a senior-level exodus from the sector.
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Team Manager - Child In Need / Child Protection
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