AUDIT

Providing piecemeal offerings fails to fix the underlying causes

23 January 2024

'As the public sector purse becomes tighter at a time when demand outstrips supply, a longer-term...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Attracting the next generation of local government stars

By Luke Judd | 23 January 2024

Luke Judd of Starfish Search reflects on a discussion they had with the ‘rising stars’ of local g...

HIGHWAYS

Decarbonising energy networks on the road to net zero

By David Mills | 23 January 2024

Finding an effective route through the complexities of achieving net zero carbon by 2050 is not a...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

SEND school transport's impossible situation

By Ann Carruthers | 23 January 2024

Suzanne Smith and Ann Carruthers set out recommendations to government from a report highlighting...

LEGAL

Get ready for the Procurement Act

By Steven Brunning | 23 January 2024

The Procurement Act will bring both risks and opportunities for councils but they should consider...

PLANNING

Restrictive covenants: Look before you leap

By Ayesha Khalique | 23 January 2024

Local authorities dealing with development land must carry out thorough title due diligence and f...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

 Peer review publication comes at an exciting time for Stockport

By Cllr Mark Hunter | 23 January 2024

The LGA Corporate Peer Challenge process provided Stockport MBC with valuable insight and learnin...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

All parts of the country have been levelled down

By Andrew Carter | 22 January 2024

For the next Government there will be serious choices and decisions to make in order to deliver t...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Hope amid the gloom

By Charlotte Alldritt | 22 January 2024

The coming year may look bleak but outgoing chief executive of the Centre for Progressive Policy ...

FINANCE

Hollowed out local government sets off a downward spiral

By Mo Baines | 22 January 2024

'It is time to move the debate on from platitudes and tinkering with year-to-year budgets to the ...

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Service – Social Care

G15 £63,148 - £67,058 per annum

There is an exciting opportunity within Children Social Care to join the senior management team Apply for this job

Wrexham County Borough Council

Head of Service Social Work & Specialist Support

Grade M scp 60 £72,118 - scp 64 £77,293

There couldn’t be a more exciting time to join us. Apply for this job

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

Chief Executive Officer - Housing Delivery Shared Service

£123,983 - £138,786 per annum (37 hours per week)

Premium jobBlackpool is Changing for the Better, Can You Lead Delivery of the Next Chapter? Apply for this job

Blackpool Coastal Housing