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FINANCE
Financial collapse at Croydon could have been avoided
By Martin Ford | 26 March 2021
Chances to avert the council’s current financial plight were missed, its leader has admitted.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Virtual insanity: Councils hit out at refusal to extend meeting rules
By Heather Jameson | 26 March 2021
Councils will not be able to hold virtual council meetings after 6 May after the Government refus...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
City leaders raise concerns over levelling up fund
By Martin Ford | 25 March 2021
Council leaders have questioned the how effective the Government’s levelling up fund will prove t...
HEALTH
Public health professionals warn against 'top-down domination'
By Martin Ford | 25 March 2021
The Government’s new approach to public health must be locally-led, experts have said.
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Levelling up funding is 'poorly targeted' report warns
By Laura Sharman | 25 March 2021
There are 6.5 million people living in deprived local authorities that will not be helped by the ...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Legal battle or virtual meetings fast-tracked to meet May deadline
By Heather Jameson | 25 March 2021
The legal battle to allow virtual meetings to continue after 6 May has taken a step forward after...
FINANCE
Short-term funding has held back care, says watchdog
By Michael Burton | 25 March 2021
Short-term funding has held back investment in the unstable £16.5bn adult social care market desp...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Jenrick steps in at 'dysfunctional' Liverpool
By Heather Jameson | 24 March 2021
Commissioners will be sent in to Liverpool City Council after an independent inquiry found seriou...
BUSINESS RATES
Opposition to greater council control of business rates
By Martin Ford | 24 March 2021
The prospect of handing more powers over business rates to local government has been given a fros...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
County set to walk out of LGA membership
By Heather Jameson | 24 March 2021
Leicestershire CC leader Nick Rushton has said he will pull the council out of membership of the ...
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Chief Quality Officer
£150,892 plus car allowance (£8,153-£10,192)
At Alternative Futures Group, we believe quality is not measured by processes alone. It is measured by the difference we make to people's lives. Apply for this job
Executive Director Adult Social Care and Health (DASS)
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This is not a maintenance role. It is a transformation leadership opportunity: to bring services and cultures together. Apply for this job
Assistant Director of Legal and Governance (Deputy Monitoring Officer)
£91,639 to £99,427
We are seeking someone with a strong grounding in local government law and governance, or experience gained in a similar environment. Apply for this job
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