CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Local government may struggle without a bailout

By Zoe Billingham | 07 April 2020

The crisis support from central government for businesses and wages is welcome and needed, writes...

SOLACE

Our role will be refocused around resilience

By Graeme McDonald | 06 April 2020

Beyond the initial emergency response, we must ensure communities can emerge and re-establish the...

HEALTH

PPE 'on its way' to the frontline

By Heather Jameson | 06 April 2020

More than 30 million items of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) are due to be delivered to Loca...

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...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

'Things will probably not be the same again'

By Ann McGauran | 31 March 2020

John Henderson’s top-level military background is proving crucial to Staffordshire CC as it refoc...

COMMUNICATIONS

A nine-point guide to COVID-19 crisis communications

By Richard Stokoe | 31 March 2020

Communications has often been seen as a luxury, says Richard Stokoe – but this time it is ‘at the...

CLIMATE CHANGE

We need to be ready to cope with the next shock

By Ian Miller | 27 March 2020

When the opportunity to reflect comes, Ian Miller feels the conclusion may be reached that the UK...

SOCIAL CARE

We will do everything we can to save lives

By Martin Swales | 26 March 2020

The national COVID-19 emergency is seeing the very best of our councils and our workforces and we...

SOLACE

The work of local government has become 'even more urgent'

By Ann McGauran | 26 March 2020

The coronavirus pandemic is highlighting ‘the very best of councils and our workforces’, accordin...

PAY

Former Solace chief takes crisis pay cut

By Heather Jameson | 25 March 2020

Former Solace president Jo Miller has taken a 10% pay cut as her council launched a range of meas...

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frederica-diamanta

Chief Digital and Information Officer

£88,679 to £103,255

Now is a great time to look at joining Reading. Apply for this job

Reading Borough Council

Executive Director, Operations

£97,601 per annum

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)

£91,230-£102,921

Rochdale Borough Council is looking for a pioneering, passionate and proud Assistant Director of Legal, Governance and Coroners (Monitoring Officer). Apply for this job

Rochdale BC