PAY

Grievance forces Scottish councils to increase pay for chiefs

By Dan Peters | 03 March 2023

Scottish councils have been forced to axe the pay cap on chief executives after a successful grie...

FINANCE

Ban on teacher redundancies will shift cuts

By Martin Ford | 06 February 2023

A moratorium on reducing teacher numbers in Scotland will only lead to service cuts elsewhere, a ...

FINANCE

Scottish councils face 'most difficult budget' for years

By Martin Ford | 12 January 2023

Councils in Scotland face the 'most difficult budget setting context seen for many years,’ a fina...

WHITEHALL

Council groups decry lack of influence as UKSPF plans approved

By Dan Peters | 06 December 2022

Councils have expressed concerns about the lack of local political influence as the Government be...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

COSLA chief to step down

By Martin Ford | 04 November 2022

The chief executive of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities has announced her intention t...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

COSLA and unions oppose centralising care plans

By Dan Peters | 12 October 2022

Unions have joined with the body representing Scottish councils to call for a reversal of care ce...

FINANCE

Care service cash to be eaten up by bureaucracy, COSLA claims

By Mark Conrad | 27 September 2022

Operating costs for Scotland’s new National Care Service will eat up 60% of the cash being inject...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Councils 'need to be doing better' on climate change

By Martin Ford | 21 September 2022

Local government needs to do better to tackle climate change, the Convention of Scottish Local Au...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

EXCLUSIVE: UKSPF review call resisted

By Dan Peters | 16 September 2022

The National Audit Office (NAO) is resisting pressure from the sector to launch a review of the £...

WHITEHALL

Councils pay tribute after death of Queen

By Dan Peters | 09 September 2022

Councils are pushing ahead with emergency protocols following the death of Her Majesty Queen Eliz...

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frederica-diamanta

Assistant Director of Streetscene, Community Safety and Enforcement

£63,391 - £70,094 per annum (pay award pending)

Our corporate vision is to be a dynamic, self sufficient and flexible Council that delivers excellent services Apply for this job

Bolsover District Council

Director of Culture, Leisure, and Tourism

£101,916 & benefits

Southend-on-Sea is a place like no other. Apply for this job

Southend-on-Sea City Council

Social Enterprise Manager - WMF1260e

Grade 17 £53,775 - £55,963

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Safe and Strong Communities team. Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council