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PLANNING
Planning has never been under more scrutiny by applicants and objectors
By Cllr John Fuller | 16 August 2017
John Fuller lays out the District Councils' Network's planning demands.
HEALTH
Good health starts at the district level
By John Fuller | 26 July 2017
John Fuller reveals plans to open a conversation with government and the NHS about ‘prevention pr...
FINANCE
Where are district councils left under a minority Government?
By Ian Miller | 19 July 2017
Ian Miller demands early clarity on local government finance reform.
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Districts are ready and able to deliver the Industrial Strategy
By Mark Pawsey | 19 July 2017
District councils have an unrivalled understanding of what is required to shape local industrial ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Better lives, bigger economies
By John Fuller | 18 July 2017
New District Councils' Network chairman John Fuller outlines his priorities for the coming year.
DEVOLUTION
'Give DCs freedom to work with other councils'
By Hiba Mahamadi | 12 July 2017
District councils should be given greater freedoms to collaborate with other authorities, a new a...
FINANCE
Council finance chiefs urged to remain vigilant
By Jonathan Werran | 10 July 2017
Council chiefs must continue to remain vigilant in scanning ahead for warning signs of a financia...
PARISH COUNCILS
A tribute to the unsung heroes of public service
By Sandra Dinneen | 28 June 2017
In the shadow of a series of national tragedies and the loss of her father, a town councillor, Sa...
FINANCE
Fuller beats Saint to DCN role
By Dan Peters | 23 June 2017
South Norfolk DC leader, Cllr John Fuller, has thrashed his rival in the two-horse race to become...
DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK
DCN's competing candidates set out their manifestos
By Mark Conrad | 06 June 2017
The two candidates to take over as chairman of the District Councils’ Network (DCN) this week out...
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You will lead an organisation with ambition, complexity and reach, while helping shape the future of a place Apply for this job
Director of Family Help & Children’s Social Care
Up to £123,477
To help drive this vision forward, we’re seeking an exceptional Director of Family Help & Children’s Social Care. Apply for this job
Deputy Director Children’s Services (Director of Children’s Social Care)
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Reporting to the Director of Children’s Services, you will lead services across one of England Apply for this job
- LGA proposes alternative to commissioners
- Council changes approach to providers after contract collapse
- Manchester 'won't rest' until behaviour concerns addressed
- EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs push for councils to be viewed equally as Government seeks to rewire the state
- Local government reorganisation: Financial sustainability amid uncertainty
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