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SOCIAL CARE

Social care directors in honours list

By Michael Burton | 02 January 2018

Social services directors featured prominently in the New Year’s Honours List.

FINANCE

Child protection inquiry figures double in a decade

By Sam Clayden | 12 December 2017

Councils are undertaking more than double the number of child protection investigations than they...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Council chiefs 'must be sector leaders'

By Dan Peters | 18 October 2017

The Association of Directors of Children’s Services’ (ADCS) president has insisted serving counci...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Refuges 'not always right solution'

By Dan Peters | 17 October 2017

A top children’s services director has suggested refuges are ‘not always the right solution’ afte...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Government backs sector-led improvement for children's services

By Dan Peters | 12 October 2017

The Department for Education (DfE) has signalled a major policy shift with a £20m investment for ...

SOLACE

Are two roles too many?

By Chris Mahony | 04 October 2017

After a report into failings at Kirklees blamed the director’s duties at ADCS, Chris Mahony looks...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

A new hope for children's services?

By Dan Peters | 13 September 2017

At a crucial and at times troubling period for children’s services, and with new Ofsted leadershi...

HUMOUR

Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi...

16 August 2017

Milton Keynes’ corporate director for people caused a stir when he blogged that the history of se...

FINANCE

Exclusive: Councils face 'daily' struggle to place vulnerable kids

By Sam Clayden | 09 August 2017

The state of the children’s care market has been described as a ‘scar on the conscience of our co...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Griffin replaces retiring Rickards

02 August 2017

Sedgemoor DC has approved a new interim chief executive.

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Governance and Civic Services

c£130,000

As the Council’s statutory Monitoring Officer, you will champion strong governance and integrity Apply for this job

London Borough of Merton

Executive Director Corporate Resources, Section 151 Officer

up to £160,217

The successful candidate will combine outstanding professional credibility and the ability to influence Apply for this job

Cheshire West & Chester

Director of Finance

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Not only will you fulfil the role of statutory Chief Financial Officer you will be part of a directorate team Apply for this job

Torbay Council

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