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SOCIAL CARE

Council tax rises will not fix 'chronically underfunded' care system

By William Eichler | 06 March 2019

Increases in council tax will fail to fix the ‘chronically underfunded’ social care system, local...

PAY

EXCLUSIVE: Six-figure salary jobs on the rise

By Naomi Larsson | 05 March 2019

The number of council job openings with six-figure salaries has risen in recent years, research b...

WHITEHALL

£100m cost of EU elections if Brexit delayed beyond June

By Dan Peters | 05 March 2019

The UK could be landed with a £100m bill to host EU elections separately from May’s local polls i...

SOCIAL CARE

Two-thirds of councils say they have brought in or increased charges for social care

05 March 2019

Two-thirds of councils in England who responded to a freedom of information (FOI) request said th...

WHITEHALL

Whitehall pledges Brexit improvement

By Dan Peters | 05 March 2019

Civil servants have insisted they are working to improve information sharing with local authoriti...

IMMIGRATION

Glasgow bids to pilot asylum reforms

By Martin Ford | 05 March 2019

A Scottish council hopes to pilot a scheme enabling asylum seekers to work while their applicatio...

FINANCE

Sunak rejects care funding criticism as 'unfair'

By Martin Ford | 05 March 2019

Opposition MPs have challenged the Government on the issue of adult social care funding.

COUNCIL TAX

Council tax bills to increase by an average of 4.5%

By Laura Sharman | 05 March 2019

Council tax bills are to rise by an average of 4.5% in England from April, according to the lates...

WHITEHALL

Automatic checks used to decide 80% of Settled Status applications

By Dan Peters | 04 March 2019

Four out of five of the 150,000 applications for Settled Status so far have been accepted after a...

FINANCE

Council paints picture of £4.5m art gallery overspend

By Naomi Larsson | 04 March 2019

Aberdeen City Council has revealed a £4.5m overspend on the delayed revamp of its art gallery.

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Child Care Lawyer - Joint Legal Team

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Reading Borough Council

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Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council

frederica-diamanta

Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

Grade 12 £67,236 – £71,223 plus £3000pa Statutory Officer Allowance

Premium jobWe are looking for an accomplished and proactive leader for our vacant post of Head of Democratic Services & Elections Apply for this job

Harborough District Council

Child Care Lawyer - Joint Legal Team

£50,269 to £56,730 Per year

We are looking for a passionate and skilled Child Care Lawyer to join our dedicated Joint Legal Team Apply for this job

Reading Borough Council

Director of Finance & Corporate Services

£95,069- £100,817 per annum

Transforming Lives and Communities Together Apply for this job

Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council