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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Councils agree to ramp up efforts to tackle children's services pressures

By Hiba Mahamadi | 18 March 2019

Local authorities in London have agreed to intensify their efforts to tackle the increasing finan...

PLANNING

Brokenshire announces Accelerated Housing Green Paper

By Martin Ford | 18 March 2019

A Green Paper aiming to speed up the planning process will be published later this year, communit...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Dudley chief to join Barnsley

By Martin Ford | 18 March 2019

Sarah Norman is poised to become the new chief executive at Barnsley MBC.

EDUCATION

Surrey parents lose SEND budget legal battle

By Martin Ford | 18 March 2019

Surrey CC has fended off a legal challenge to its budget for children with special educational ne...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Modern slavery referrals rocket

By Ann McGauran | 15 March 2019

Referrals of potential victims of modern slavery made by councils have soared tenfold in five yea...

BUSINESS

Government shirks Brexit procurement overhaul

By Martin Ford | 15 March 2019

Hopes for an overhaul of procurement rules after Brexit appear to have been dashed.

FINANCE

Birmingham bin dispute cost council £6m

By Martin Ford | 15 March 2019

Birmingham City Council has settled an industrial dispute with refuse workers that has cost the a...

BUSINESS

Outsourcing giant Interserve to go into administration

By Martin Ford | 15 March 2019

One of the public sector’s biggest outsourcing companies, Interserve, will enter administration.

FINANCE

One in five councils failing to safeguard value, MPs warn

By Laura Sharman | 15 March 2019

One in five councils do not have proper arrangements in place to secure value for money for taxpa...

SOCIAL CARE

DToC figures due to social care on the rise

By Martin Ford | 14 March 2019

Winter pressures have been blamed for a rise in the number of delayed transfers of care (DToC) du...

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frederica-diamanta

Senior Lawyer Planning and Highways - WMF2312e

£56,883 - £59,198

To be a success in our Legal Team you will have experience as a Planning and Highways Lawyer Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Developer

£50793 - £59756 per annum

Interviews will be held W/C 27th October 2025.*Experience the best of both worlds with our flexible hybrid working arrangements. Enjoy the freedom to Apply for this job

Essex County Council

Head of Housing and Communities / Pennaeth Tai a Chymunedau

£99,947 - £102,952

At Denbighshire County Council, we’re proud of what we’ve achieved—and even more excited about what’s ahead. Apply for this job

Denbighshire County Council