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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Cumbria faces budget overspend due to children's services

By Martin Ford | 10 January 2019

Rising demand and costs in looked after children threaten to leave Cumbria CC with a budget gap.

WHITEHALL

Reeves: Fair funding review could push some closer to cliff edge

By Dan Peters | 10 January 2019

The fair funding review could push some councils ‘closer to the cliff edge,’ the Society of Local...

PARTNERSHIPS

Councils to save £90,000 by sharing top staff

By William Eichler | 10 January 2019

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough councils have announced plans to share more of their top personne...

PENSIONS

Outsourced council workers to have pensions protected

By Laura Sharman | 10 January 2019

Local government staff who have had their roles outsourced will receive increased pensions protec...

FINANCE

NAO highlights weak financial plans

By Naomi Larsson | 10 January 2019

The number of public bodies in England with weak financial plans is ‘unacceptably high,’ the Nati...

WHITEHALL

Ministers play down commercialisation 'crackdown'

By Dan Peters | 10 January 2019

Ministers have played down the prospect of a widespread crackdown on councils that borrow for com...

LEISURE

Public backs Edinburgh's tourist tax

By Laura Sharman | 09 January 2019

A consultation has found 85% of residents strongly support the introduction of a tourist tax in E...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Nine out of ten councils blow the budget on children's care

By Heather Jameson | 09 January 2019

Nearly ninety percent of councils overspent on children’s social care last year, according to fig...

ENVIRONMENT

Greens on the scene

08 January 2019

We live in a topsy-turvy political world at the moment.

SCRUTINY

Time to take stock?

08 January 2019

Diary is well aware of the important job scrutiny councillors do in this crucial time for the sec...

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Essex County Council

Head of Housing and Communities / Pennaeth Tai a Chymunedau

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SEND Improvement Service Manager

£69,037.00, Grade 15

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Wakefield Council

frederica-diamanta

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

SEND Improvement Service Manager

£69,037.00, Grade 15

This is a broad and high-impact role spanning several key statutory and strategic services across education and inclusion. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council