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Pressure pushes Holyrood into schools funding U-turn

By William Eichler | 16 December 2016

Pressure from local government has pushed Holyrood into a major U-turn on plans to grab £100m of ...

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'Long-term national solution' still needed to solve social care crisis

By Dan Peters | 15 December 2016

The sector and experts have argued that the announcement that an extra £900m will be made availab...

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Care fears ahead of finance settlement

By Jamie Hailstone | 13 December 2016

Chief executives have warned ministers against using council tax to fund social care, as a survey...

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Sector hits back at PM

By Jamie Hailstone | 13 December 2016

Town hall leaders have hit back at government claims that councils may be partly responsible for ...

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Taxpayers' Alliance calls for local income tax

By Michael Burton | 13 December 2016

The Taxpayers’ Alliance has called for local government to have the power to levy a local income ...

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Social care precept 'deeply flawed' policy

By Sam Clayden | 12 December 2016

Patching the social care funding gap with short-term fixes will cause the sector to lurch from on...

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EXCLUSIVE: Tory council mulls referendum on 16% tax rise

By Sam Clayden | 09 December 2016

Surrey CC is understood to be considering holding a referendum to increase council tax by 16% as ...

WHITEHALL

Scots councils demand more powers

By Jamie Hailstone | 29 November 2016

Councils in Scotland have urged Holyrood to devolve more powers following an intervention by the ...

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Council saves £1m using special investigators

By Dan Peters | 23 November 2016

The work of specialist Aberdeen City Council investigators has prevented the local authority from...

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A new vision for Aylesbury Vale

By Andrew Grant | 18 November 2016

Andrew Grant explains how he wants Aylesbury Vale DC to become more like a social enterprise

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Education

£111,136 –£116,521

Stoke-on-Trent is ambitious for its children and young people. Apply for this job

Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Executive Director of Corporate Resources (Section 151 Officer) & Deputy Chief Executive

£148,775 - £159,480

Premium jobThe role sits at the strategic core of the organisation Apply for this job

East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Director Children’s Social Care (Family Help and Safeguarding)

£104,196 (plus pay award pending)

You’ll join a supportive and ambitious leadership environment, with strong corporate Apply for this job

Swindon Borough Council

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