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BUSINESS RATES

Time to start banging on the devolution door

By Heather Jameson | 18 March 2015

Budget day deals on business rates, combined authorities and cities show just how far local gover...

HEALTH

Budget 2015: West Yorkshire 'disappointed' by devolution deal

By Dan Peters | 18 March 2015

Chancellor George Osborne confirmed an agreement on a ‘new City Deal’ with the West Yorkshire com...

FINANCE

Budget 2015: Osborne vows to stay the course

By Tom Bridge | 18 March 2015

Chancellor George Osborne?s final Budget of this Parliament is expected to deliver new mayoral po...

DEVOLUTION

Voluntary mergers 'not likely'

By Jamie Hailstone | 17 March 2015

The Welsh public services minister has conceded that voluntary mergers are unlikely to happen as ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Minister asks councils to set out schemes for devolution

By Jonathan Werran | 17 March 2015

Cities minister Greg Clark has urged counties, unitaries and districts to prepare proposals for s...

WHITEHALL

Business rates pilots set to spearhead devolution drive

17 March 2015

Radical plans to overhaul business rates will include devolving up to 100% of the rates to pilot ...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Going the extra mile

By Sandra Dinneen | 17 March 2015

Like many councils, we have an annual staff awards scheme. Ours is called GEMs – Going the Extra ...

SOCIAL CARE

County cares

By Cllr David Hodge | 17 March 2015

Cllr David Hodge makes case for integration of care services to county areas in light of Greater ...

HEALTH

Getting to the heart of devolution in Manchester

By Dr Philip Burns | 17 March 2015

Dr Philip Burns sets out how the historic Memorandum of Understanding signed in Greater Mancheste...

HEALTH

Looking back on five years as a minister

By Greg Clark | 17 March 2015

As the current Parliament draws to a close, cities minister Greg Clark reflects on his ministeria...

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frederica-diamanta

Corporate Director – Adults & Health

£176,061 – £196,002

Lead Change. Shape Lives. Be Part of Something New. Apply for this job

Newham London Borough Council

Assistant Director, People

£89,116 - £104,843 per annum

Experience the best of both worlds with our flexible hybrid working arrangements. Apply for this job

Essex County Council

Executive Director (Children’s Services)

up to £137,831

Are you an experienced and inspirational leader of Children’s Services? Apply for this job

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council