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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Children's services, adult social care top list of complaints

By Hiba Mahamadi | 30 July 2019

Most complaints about councils received by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGO) i...

FINANCE

Boris Johnson backs local government devolution

By Hiba Mahamadi | 29 July 2019

Council leaders will be given 'greater powers' while cities, counties and towns will become 'more...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

'Significant amount of funding' for adult social care in Spending Review - minister

26 July 2019

Adult social care will receive a ‘significant amount of funding’ in the Spending Review, a minist...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Are we shooting for the moon?

By Peter Thornton | 24 July 2019

Cumbria CC’s deputy leader Cllr Peter Thornton makes the case for fair funding and fairer investm...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

How to get the most from a strengths-based approach

By Clare Harding | 24 July 2019

Clare Harding outlines the key factors that enable councils to gain the greatest impact from stre...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Reforming social care is a 'whole society problem'

By Jonathan Carr-West | 24 July 2019

Dr Jonathan Carr-West asks if strengths-based approaches to caring for older people could actuall...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

It's time to get to work

By Heather Jameson | 24 July 2019

Heather Jameson assesses the growing to-do list facing the sector as a new government takes shape...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Open letter to Boris Johnson

By Heather Jameson | 24 July 2019

In an open letter to new Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Heather Jameson says: 'I would argue you o...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Social care director leaves Somerset

By Martin Ford | 19 July 2019

Somerset CC’s adult services director, who featured on Panorama’s investigation into the state of...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Strictly speaking

17 July 2019

Have you ever wondered what a local government version of Strictly Come Dancing would look like?

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Service Director - Education, Participation, and Skills

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Plymouth City Council

Service Manager - Regulated Services and CQC Oversight

£69,037

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Wakefield Council

Director of Transport and Climate

£96,900 - £112,827

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Reading Borough Council

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frederica-diamanta

Service Director - Education, Participation, and Skills

UP TO £118K

Plymouth is on the brink of something extraordinary. Apply for this job

Plymouth City Council

Service Manager - Regulated Services and CQC Oversight

£69,037

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and driven leader to join our Adult Social Care team Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Director of Transport and Climate

£96,900 - £112,827

In Reading, we’re laying the foundations for a borough that is bold, connected and ready for what’s next. Apply for this job

Reading Borough Council

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