FINANCE

Three in four plan maximum tax hike

By Martin Ford | 13 February 2023

Three-quarters of upper-tier local authorities that have published their budgets will increase th...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Tackling the long-term pandemic of economic inactivity

By Simon Edwards | 08 February 2023

There is a dearth of people to fill job vacancies, says Simon Edwards. 'While national policy wil...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Let's make greater use of technology in social care

By Jon Rallings | 01 February 2023

In the midst of a recruitment and retention crisis, councils need to keep dedicated social care s...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

Counties should not rest on our laurels

By Nicola Beach | 17 January 2023

While the financial strains for both councils and communities will continue to be the dominant is...

FINANCE

District concern in wake of finance settlement

By Martin Ford | 20 December 2022

Concern over funding for districts has been voiced following the announcement of the provisional ...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

County devolution delivers

By James Maker | 12 December 2022

With the blueprint in place, devolution is happening, and counties across the country are prepari...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Pain lies ahead for the public sector

By Heather Jameson | 30 November 2022

Former No 10 chief of staff Lord Gavin Barwell says the prospects for living standards are grim, ...

HEALTH

An evolving partnership

By Sean Hanson | 23 November 2022

Sean Hanson, chief executive of IMPOWER, looks back at the highlights of this week’s CCN conference.

SOCIAL CARE

A Statement of intent, but the long-term plan is lacking

By Heather Jameson | 23 November 2022

Heather Jameson says the Autumn Statement 'may have been a masterclass in political manoeuvring, ...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

We must begin to shift the Integrated Care Systems' culture sooner rather than later

By Simon Edwards | 21 November 2022

Analysis from CCN and IMPOWER has found that many council leaders feel there is too much focus fr...

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Chief Digital and Information Officer

£88,679 to £103,255

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Reading Borough Council

Executive Director, Operations

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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)

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