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POLITICS
LGA: National Insurance hit could be £1.7bn
By Dan Peters | 05 December 2024
The impact of employer National Insurance Contribution increases on external providers and contractors could be up to £1.13bn, Local Government Association (LGA) analysis has shown.
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
New funding: A helping hand for care leavers
By Cllr Richard Kemp | 12 March 2024
The Care Leavers’ Programme provides a backbone of support for young adults and the benefits will...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
The next step for children's services
By Dominic Luscombe | 08 January 2024
Dominic Luscombe asks if the new Data Strategy and Children’s Social Care reform strategy are opp...
FINANCE
National children's placement strategy required to remove 'profiteering'
By Ann McGauran | 13 December 2023
The president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services has called for a national pl...
SOCIAL CARE
Scots make bumpy start – but will England follow the plan?
By Paul Marinko | 11 December 2023
As the relationship between Scottish councils, unions and Holyrood ministers remains tense as the...
RECRUITMENT
Leadership: reflections from NCAS
05 December 2023
Nik Shah, Helen Alwell and Chris Barrow outline why identifying and supporting good leadership is...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
No quick fix as challenges grow
By Ann McGauran | 04 December 2023
Ann McGauran reflects on last week’s NCAS conference, where the general mood was of determination...
SOCIAL CARE
The three keys to delivering intermediate care
By Sarah McClinton | 04 December 2023
Following on from the success of the recent National Children and Adult Services Conference, Sara...
SOCIAL CARE
Stories change the world and social care needs a better story
By Anna Severwright | 01 December 2023
A meeting at NCASC was a start of action to build a better story for social care that will make i...
NATIONAL CHILDREN AND ADULT SERVICES CONFERENCE
NCASC: 'Watch this space' on spiralling cost of children's placements
By Ann McGauran | 30 November 2023
The sector should ‘watch this space’ for an announcement from the Government on the spiralling co...
SOCIAL CARE
Labour must 'grasp the nettle' early on social care costs
By Ann McGauran | 30 November 2023
Labour will ‘have to grasp the nettle fairly early on’ if it wins the General Election about the ...
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£205,749 to £224,986
Premium jobNorth Yorkshire Council is seeking an exceptional leader to become our next Chief Executive. Apply for this job
Chief Executive
£competitive
We are looking for an exceptional senior leader with a strong record of leading change Apply for this job
Assistant Director Finance & Governance and Deputy Section 151 Officer
up to £121,526 + a monthly car allowance of £200 per month + fringe allowance of £753 per annum
You will lead a broad and influential portfolio including finance, revenues and benefits, procurement, audit, risk, insurance and corporate fraud. Apply for this job
- Future Forum Midlands: Two councils using agentic AI for citizen contact
- EXCLUSIVE: Burnham wish for new settlement with sector
- Behind the scenes of this week's reorganisation debacle
- Future Forum Midlands: Civil servants dismiss timetable speculation for LGR review
- West Surrey Council set to announce chief executive
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