IMPROVEMENT

Councils look to end children's services partnership

By Dan Peters | 21 July 2023

The strategic partnership for children’s services between Hampshire CC and Isle of Wight Council ...

FINANCE

Government formally intervenes in Croydon

By Martin Ford | 20 July 2023

Ministers have moved Croydon LBC’s improvement and assurance panel to a statutory footing, meanin...

HOUSING

Minister reminds Brum over B&B usage

By Dan Peters | 17 July 2023

Housing minister Felicity Buchan has reminded Birmingham City Council to avoid using bed and brea...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: LGA warns Hastings about possible section 114

By Dan Peters | 11 July 2023

Hastings BC may be forced to issue a section 114 notice this financial year unless it makes massi...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Getting a grip in Birmingham

By Heather Jameson | 10 July 2023

The new leader of Birmingham City Council Cllr John Cotton explains the scale of the challenges h...

OFSTED

Improvement notice for South Tyneside

By Martin Ford | 10 July 2023

An improvement notice has been issued to South Tyneside MBC following a damning Ofsted inspection.

WHITEHALL

Morse: Peer review not designed to prevent major council failure

By Dan Peters | 06 July 2023

Peer review is ‘not designed’ to prevent major council failures, the chair of the new local gover...

FINANCE

Fears more councils will issue section 114 notices

By Martin Ford | 05 July 2023

More councils could be heading for section 114 notices due to risky financial practices, experts ...

INNOVATION

Getting on the road to success

04 July 2023

The final article in The MJ’s series on improvement looks at the five key ways most leaders avoid...

LEGISLATION

Man on a mission

By Heather Jameson | 04 July 2023

The Local Government Association’s new chair Cllr Shaun Davies says the old ways of doing things ...

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frederica-diamanta

Interim Chief Officer

£80,000 - £100,000 per annum dependent on experience

Premium jobWe are seeking an experienced and dynamic Interim Chief Officer to lead Tamar Crossings for a two-year period. Apply for this job

Tamar Crossings

Director of Children & Young People

£120,000 - £130,000

St Helens is a modernising Council which is passionate and ambitious for the children and families we support. Apply for this job

St. Helens Metropolitan Borough Council

Head of Commercial and Contracts

Grade J, SCP48-51 (£58,327 - £61,853) per annum

With a large housing stock of c.28,000, Sandwell Council has a very strong commitment to improving the quality of existing stock Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council