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SOCIAL CARE
Two-thirds of councils say they have brought in or increased charges for social care
05 March 2019
Two-thirds of councils in England who responded to a freedom of information (FOI) request said th...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
FoI and the hidden side of safeguarding
By Ann McGauran | 08 January 2019
FOI responses show more than half of the councils approached had reported incidents in the last t...
LONDON COUNCILS
Cracking the code
By Ann McGauran | 08 January 2019
The complexity of the budgetary challenges faced by English councils has raised the alarm within ...
FINANCE
Pay rises to swallow extra £650m for care
By Mike Yuille | 29 November 2018
Councils hoping that the Chancellor’s Budget promised extra £650m for social care might ease some...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Warnings of 'bun fights' and help offered to Hancock at conference
By Martin Ford | 14 November 2018
Funding woes dominated the opening speeches of the National Children and Adults Services conferen...
WHITEHALL
Hancock praises over-40s tax
By Martin Ford | 14 November 2018
A tax increase for the over-40s could be introduced to bridge the adult social care spending gap ...
HEALTH
NHS pay rise will 'undermine' integration
By Dan Peters | 05 November 2018
Efforts to integrate health and care services will be undermined if some staff are awarded a pay ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Budget 2018: £800m cash injection for social care
By Dan Peters | 29 October 2018
Social care has been given an £800m boost in the Budget after chancellor Philip Hammond said he r...
FINANCE
A sticking plaster on social care?
By Ann McGauran | 17 October 2018
Health secretary Matt Hancock’s social care cash announcement at the Conservative Party conferenc...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Bed blocking focus causing 'unintended consequences'
By Martin Ford | 11 October 2018
Focus must be switched from reducing delays in transfers of care to ensuring community care is fu...
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£59,962.00, Grade 14, 37 hours, Permanent
Are you ready to lead the strategic risk and insurance agenda for a forward-thinking local authority? Apply for this job
Housing and Public Protection Business Improvement Manager
£55,296 - £60,286 per annum
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Deputy Director of Adult Social Services
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Rochdale is a diverse metropolitan borough within Greater Manchester, home to around 242,000 residents. Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Counties to take concerns to top
- Councils could face bill after legal clash
- MHCLG's questions about structural change orders threaten relationships in Gloucestershire
- Local authorities are central to building the places where people live, work and socialise
- Now is not the time for threats and top-down targets
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