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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
CQC issues COVID-19 guidance on DBS checks
By Ann McGauran | 03 April 2020
The Care Quality Commission(CQC) has issued interim guidance on the Disclosure and Barring Servi...
SOCIAL CARE
Vacant care homes will open in two weeks for COVID-19 capacity
By Ann McGauran | 03 April 2020
Hertfordshire CC is recommissioning two vacant council-owned former care homes over the next two ...
HEALTH
COVID-19: Hertfordshire's support for care sector provides confidence for the future
By Iain MacBeath | 03 April 2020
Iain MacBeath explains how Hertfordshire CC has stepped in to offer certainty and support to the ...
WHITEHALL
Birmingham leader demands clarity on coronavirus failures
By Heather Jameson | 02 April 2020
The leader of Birmingham City Council has written to the Government seeking urgent clarity on pla...
WELFARE
Universal credit 'is key to hardship', says think tank
By Heather Jameson | 02 April 2020
Universal credit is the ‘key to many families avoiding real hardship’, the Resolution Foundation ...
WHITEHALL
Video conferencing first at council meeting
By Dan Peters | 02 April 2020
A council used software to help decide key planning applications in what is believed to be the fi...
THIRD SECTOR
Safeguarding Bristol's rough sleepers during the pandemic
By Marvin Rees | 01 April 2020
Marvin Rees says Bristol City Council has successfully placed the majority of rough sleepers in h...
COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
Care providers experience tenfold hike in costs of protective equipment
By Ann McGauran | 01 April 2020
Suppliers of protective equipment are charging as much as 10 times the normal amount for their pr...
HEALTH
Lack of vital worker protection 'shameful'
By Dan Peters | 01 April 2020
Local government secretary, Robert Jenrick, has demanded that local government workers get access...
HEALTH
Outsourcers change coronavirus policy
By Dan Peters | 01 April 2020
Outsourcer Amey has U-turned to give full pay to workers off sick with coronavirus or those self-...
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- Mayor steps into chief executive row with Reform UK councillors
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- Reorganisation: For councils, 'business as usual' matters as we look to the future
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Director of Customer, Digital and Corporate Strategy
£108,842
Premium jobIf you are a strategic thinker who can inspire teams, champion innovation and drive meaningful change, we would love to hear from you. Apply for this job
Director of Highways and Transport
Up to £131,351
Shape the future of Highways and Transport in Essex. Apply for this job
Service Manager – Network Management
£50,269 - £52,413 *
We welcome applicants from within and outside local government Apply for this job
- Mayor steps into chief executive row with Reform UK councillors
- Reform pledges to proritise Green councils for immigration detention centres
- Warning over financial risks faced by children's care providers
- Reorganisation: For councils, 'business as usual' matters as we look to the future
- Legal threat over council reorganisation in Hampshire
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