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WORKFORCE

Directors for Integrated Commissioning & Vulnerable People

Up to £120,000

Essex is at the forefront of change in the way local government delivers services. We are looking for people who have experience of commissioning services in complex, multi-agency environments; people who can lead large-scale change programmes and who have worked successfully with partners to share resources in commercial environments.

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Counting care costs

By Ann McGauran | 27 November 2025

Councils continue to face steep rises in the cost of care in both children and adult services. As social care chiefs gather this week for the National Childr...

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Why we dare to care

By Karen Fuller | 27 November 2025

Karen Fuller relates how Oxfordshire has taken a bold stand, driving the sweeping transformation of adult social care in the face of fierce funding cuts and ...

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Fixing the family support gap

By Mary-Alice Doyle | 27 November 2025

Camden LBC is launching a powerful, data-driven model designed to pinpoint low-income families most at risk and deliver support long before crisis hits. The ...

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Creating a haven home for children

By Stephen Evans | 27 November 2025

Windsor & Maidenhead has invested £1.8m in its first home for young people, dramatically cutting reliance on costly external placements, says Stephen Evans.