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FINANCE

CCN: Council cuts to reach £1bn

By Martin Ford | 20 September 2018

English county council spending and cuts to frontline services will amount to £1bn in the next fi...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Councils overspend £800m on children's services

By Laura Sharman | 23 August 2018

Councils in England overspent £816m on children’s services in 2017/18, according to official figu...

FINANCE

Whiteman: NHS will benefit most from Spending Review

By Dan Peters | 09 August 2018

Councils were this week warned not to expect a significant windfall in next spring’s Spending Rev...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

Reforming two-tier arrangements

By James Maker | 08 August 2018

Reorganisation has proved controversial in many parts of the country. James Maker suggests poolin...

WHITEHALL

LEPs in Whitehall engagement warning

By Mark Conrad | 07 August 2018

Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) have privately warned Whitehall departments they must improv...

WHITEHALL

Councils warn of no deal Brexit risks

By Mark Conrad | 24 July 2018

A no deal Brexit would leave councils struggling with new checks on EU imports and without access...

WHITEHALL

Ministers to 'review local government taxation'

By Dan Peters | 20 July 2018

Senior ministers have told the sector they are in favour of looking at local government taxation,...

FINANCE

Building the evidence base for a long-term settlement

By James Maker | 04 July 2018

James Maker says Northamptonshire CC’s mismanagement of austerity should not prevent us talking a...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Jamieson beats Simmonds to top Tory role

By Heather Jameson | 29 June 2018

Central Bedfordshire Council leader James Jamieson has been elected the new leader of the Local G...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

Counties call for pre-Spending Review cash injection

By Laura Sharman | 27 June 2018

Nearly one in five county council leaders are ‘not confident’ they can deliver a balanced budget ...

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frederica-diamanta

Assistant Director, Education, Aspirations and Achievement

up to £105,680

Lead change. Raise aspirations. Shape futures. Apply for this job

Hartlepool Borough Council

Assistant Director, Children and Families

up to £105,680

Every child deserves the best possible start in life. Apply for this job

Hartlepool Borough Council

Director of Assets, Environment and Economy

Up to £109,000

At Nottinghamshire County Council, we’re more than an organisation, we’re a community, inside and out. Apply for this job

Nottinghamshire County Council

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