HEALTH

Integration progress 'slower than anticipated'

By Dan Peters | 19 September 2018

Progress on health and social care integration has been ‘much slower than anticipated,’ senior co...

WHITEHALL

Whitehall demands in-year cuts to improvement programme

By Dan Peters | 19 September 2018

The sector’s ability to respond to crises such as a care provider failure could be hit after Whit...

WHITEHALL

Sector defends Wigan chief after abuse

By Martin Ford | 18 September 2018

Local government figures have rallied around a chief executive after she was subjected to abuse o...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Powys faces 'long improvement journey'

By Dan Peters | 18 September 2018

Powys CC has ‘much more to do’ to improve its children’s services, senior councillors have been t...

FINANCE

Brum to implement bin strike deal

By Mark Conrad | 17 September 2018

Beleaguered Birmingham City Council is finally expected to implement the deal that ended an acrim...

FINANCE

Council to introduce spending controls

By Dan Peters | 12 September 2018

Staffordshire CC is expected to introduce controls on all non-essential spending as part of effor...

PEOPLE

Culture change call after extension decision

By Dan Peters | 11 September 2018

A senior Northamptonshire CC councillor has called for culture change after failing to be informe...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Councillors welcome delay to Labour democracy review

By Mark Conrad | 10 September 2018

Councillors have welcomed a Labour Party decision to postpone the local government side of its de...

WHITEHALL

'Radical approach' to improve Surrey's children's services

By Dan Peters | 05 September 2018

Surrey CC will take a ‘radical approach’ to improving its inadequate children’s services in a bid...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Councils reveal emergency savings plans

By Mark Conrad | 04 September 2018

Two more councils have announced emergency savings plans as counties struggle to balance their bo...

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Stevenage Borough Council

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Ribble Valley Borough Council

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London Borough of Merton

frederica-diamanta

Chief Executive Officer and Head of Paid Service

up to £165k plus Returning Officer Fees

Are you interested in applying for one of the best jobs in local government? Apply for this job

Stevenage Borough Council

Head of Strategic Planning and Housing

£56,080 to £59,525 per annum

As we develop our new Local Plan, we are looking for talented people to help us turn that vision into a reality. Apply for this job

Ribble Valley Borough Council

Hospital Social Worker

ME11 - ME13 £41,964 -£50,646

We are looking for a qualified Social Worker with a personality of someone with drive, determination and vision Apply for this job

London Borough of Merton