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POLICY AND POLITICS
Rough sleepers to be offered 'route off the streets'
By Dan Peters | 19 August 2026
The Government has announced that everyone sleeping rough this winter will be offered a ‘route of...
WELFARE
Questions over link between welfare and rent increases
By Martin Ford | 17 August 2026
Unfreezing housing benefits would not drive increasing rents, according to newly-published analys...
DEVOLUTION
Why mayors must bring joy to their cities
By Abigail Scott Paul | 14 August 2026
Mayors may need to build homes, but they also need to avoid blandification and bring joy to our c...
POLICY AND POLITICS
As London's rough sleepers drop by 10% – can Burnham make that figure national?
By By Dan Peters | 13 August 2026
In his first speech after taking office, standing on the steps of Downing Street, Prime Minister ...
FINANCE
How to turn one council pound into many
By Dawn Bébe | 13 August 2026
Dawn Bébe looks at how councils can stretch limited funding, unlock community investment and stre...
HOUSING
Out of area placements continue to rise
By Paul Marinko | 10 August 2026
London boroughs top the list of councils exporting homeless households out of their areas as the ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Asylum legal downgrade sparks concern
By Dan Peters | 05 August 2026
Strategic migration partnerships have raised concerns about the impact of a Home Office decision ...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Mayors warned over partnership working
By Joe Lepper | 03 August 2026
Mayoral strategic authorities (MSAs) need to improve their partnership working with investors to ...
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Councils suffering from asylum data blackout
By Dan Peters | 30 July 2026
A Government review of asylum accommodation data-sharing arrangements remains ongoing five months...
HOUSING
Housing firm faces enforcement after councils halt payments
By Martin Ford | 30 July 2026
A housing watchdog is threatening enforcement action against a provider after eight councils halt...
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Director of Family Help & Children’s Social Care
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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
- Local government reorganisation: Financial sustainability amid uncertainty
- EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs push for councils to be viewed equally as Government seeks to rewire the state
- Local government reorganisation: Keeping services options open
- LGA proposes alternative to commissioners
- Manchester 'won't rest' until behaviour concerns addressed
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