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No longer a world for "no comment"

07 June 2011

A lengthy item on the news about Birmingham Council's plans to outsource IT jobs to India is both...

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Creative potential

06 June 2011

Traditional approaches to efficiency are not enough, it is time for local authorities to take a m...

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Lessons from Harrow

By Heather Jameson | 06 June 2011

As councils struggle to deliver services while they face reduced budgets and a barrage of abuse f...

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Councils missing out on shared services cost savings

By Jonathan Werran | 06 June 2011

Local authorities are failing to use shared services to drive cost savings and efficiency gains, ...

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Councils failing to plan for savings targets

By Jonathan Werran | 06 June 2011

A quarter of councils don’t expect to meet savings targets by 2014 and 40% have no approved plan ...

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Re-imagining government

05 June 2011

The inteface of politics, policy and public management fascinates Barry Quirk. Now he has written...

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Blowing hot and cold

By Chris Game | 03 June 2011

A brightly-coloured ‘heat map’ which claims to show levels of local council spending is inaccurat...

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Maude expects annual £3bn savings from central purchasing team

By Jonathan Werran | 03 June 2011

Whitehall departments may save up to £3bn a year from the centralised purchasing of common goods ...

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Union fury at Service Birmingham's 'outrageous' offshoring decision

By Jonathan Werran | 03 June 2011

Unions have called on Birmingham City Council to halt plans to outsource more than 70 IT jobs to ...

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Local say so

01 June 2011

Giving people a direct say in setting budget priorities could help deliver better services, sugge...

frederica-diamanta

Head of Children in Care Services and Resources

£71,000-£81,000

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Enforcement Manager - Areas (CDC)

Grade 12, £54,242 - £57,858 (Pay award pending)

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City Of Doncaster Council

Food Safety, Animal Health and Health and Safety Manager - (CDC)

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City Of Doncaster Council

frederica-diamanta

Head of Children in Care Services and Resources

£71,000-£81,000

Gateshead Council Proud. Passionate. Ambitious. Apply for this job

Gateshead Council

Enforcement Manager - Areas (CDC)

Grade 12, £54,242 - £57,858 (Pay award pending)

We are passionate about Doncaster - it’s a great place to live, do business and visit. Apply for this job

City Of Doncaster Council

Food Safety, Animal Health and Health and Safety Manager - (CDC)

Grade 11 £50,324 - £52,334 (Pay award pending)

The Regulation & Enforcement Service are looking for a highly motivated individual Apply for this job

City Of Doncaster Council