CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Financial sustainability is vital for councils

By Cllr James Jamieson | 26 July 2022

Chairman of the LGA Cllr James Jamieson says he met with the new secretary of state Greg Clark, w...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Social care and the leadership contest: what next?

25 July 2022

Martin Routledge looks at what people, councils and support providers need from the Conservative ...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Filled posts in adult social care are down for the first time

21 July 2022

The number of filled posts in adult social care is down for the first time on record, highlightin...

FINANCE

Social care faces 'most challenging year'

By Martin Ford | 19 July 2022

Inflation and a labour market crisis are expected to add to long-term pressures caused by austeri...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Care warning after elderly 'population boom'

By Martin Ford | 15 July 2022

A ‘population boom’ of over-65s is piling pressure on adult care services, county councils have w...

FINANCE

Which new PM is going to support social care?

By Heather Jameson | 13 July 2022

As the candidates jostle for the leadership of the Conservative Party, racing to offer up tax cut...

WHITEHALL

Minister delays self-funding care reforms

By Dan Peters | 07 July 2022

Residential care self-funders will not be able to ask their council to arrange care for them at t...

FINANCE

North-South self-funding split revealed

By Michael Burton | 07 July 2022

The South East has the highest proportion of self-funders in community care services and the Nort...

HEALTH

Putting good health in place

By Alexander Allen | 05 July 2022

Public health teams returned to local government in 2012. Ten years on, Louise Marshall and Alexa...

HEALTH

Using councils' know-how to improve health

By Dwayne Johnson | 05 July 2022

Councils can be key drivers of improving health, says Dwayne Johnson.

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Housing Assurance Service Manager

£55,675 - £56,649

We’re building a brand-new assurance team in our Homes & Neighbourhoods service Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Director of Planning and Economy

£104,464 (plus generous pension and benefits)

Southend-on-Sea is one of the UK’s newest cities, and this is a fascinating time to join us as we shape our future. Apply for this job

Southend-on-Sea City Council

Team Manager & Senior Lawyer - Commercial & Contracts

£55,997- £63,189 per annum

Warwickshire Legal Services is growing. Apply for this job

Warwickshire County Council