CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Council chiefs argue for accountability

By Martin Ford | 28 June 2022

Senior officers have asked for greater accountability for the local government sector as part of ...

FINANCE

LGA finance warning kicks off conference

By Chris Mahony | 27 June 2022

More councils could be tipped into financial crisis while others face emergency in-year cuts due ...

WHITEHALL

Whitehall needs to up its game

By Chris Tambini | 14 June 2022

Adult social care and special education reforms are examples of Whitehall departments' poor polic...

FINANCE

Counties in inflation funding call

By Mark Whitehead | 14 June 2022

County councils have called for extra Government funding to cope with huge increases caused by in...

WHITEHALL

Government to bailout more councils over SEND

By Dan Peters | 06 June 2022

The Government is in talks to expand its programme of bailing out under-pressure councils to wipe...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

We now have a clear evidence base for change to children's social care

By Simon Edwards | 06 June 2022

The Independent Review of Children's Social Care heeds the County Councils Network's calls for a ...

FINANCE

Social care reforms to cost £26bn

By Martin Ford | 24 May 2022

New research has found social care reform costs will exceed Government estimates by £10bn but min...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Delivering school transport services during a fuel crisis

By Nicola Beach | 18 May 2022

The cost of living has been especially felt in home-to -school transport, says Nicola Beach. The ...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Adult social care reform costings need probing further

By Chris Tambini | 04 May 2022

The level of underfunding currently being modelled for the reform of adult social care has the po...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Will the cap fit this time?

By Richard Humphries | 12 April 2022

There are at least three reasons why more delays to the Government’s social care plans would not ...

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frederica-diamanta

Chief Digital and Information Officer

£88,679 to £103,255

Now is a great time to look at joining Reading. Apply for this job

Reading Borough Council

Executive Director, Operations

£97,601 per annum

Ashfield is thriving. We are proud of our district and our ambition is to be ‘great’ across all our services. Apply for this job

Ashfield District Council

Assistant Director Legal, Governance and Coroners (Monitoring Officer)

£91,230-£102,921

Rochdale Borough Council is looking for a pioneering, passionate and proud Assistant Director of Legal, Governance and Coroners (Monitoring Officer). Apply for this job

Rochdale BC