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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...
Director of Education and Inclusion
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Across Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent in South Wales, our councils are doing something genuinely different. Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Ministers face legal threat as furious Sussex leaders demand answers on reorganisation delay
- Calls grow to fast-track reorganisation in Kent
- Whitehall looking to collaborate with councils on cohesion
- Corporate Peer Challenge: Going boldly on in Bristol
- LCN chair: CCN existence 'illogical'
Director of Education and Inclusion
£120,901
Premium jobAs we move into a new era built on the strengths and ambition of our borough, we are seeking an outstanding Director of Education... Apply for this job
Engineering Team Manager (Network Co-ordination)
£53,460 - £56,732 per annum
Premium jobWe are looking for an enthusiastic and highly driven candidate to join our Highways Asset Management team at Calderdale Council. Apply for this job
Joint Chief Planning Officer
£85,456 - £92,027
Across Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent in South Wales, our councils are doing something genuinely different. Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Ministers face legal threat as furious Sussex leaders demand answers on reorganisation delay
- Calls grow to fast-track reorganisation in Kent
- Whitehall looking to collaborate with councils on cohesion
- Corporate Peer Challenge: Going boldly on in Bristol
- LCN chair: CCN existence 'illogical'
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