Innovation

By Benjamin Reid | 05 June 2017

Innovation policy has been changing fast and local authorities have to ensure they have access to...

BUSINESS

Authorities make £12m joint investment in solar farms

By Dan Peters | 02 May 2017

Three local authorities have jointly invested £12m in a bond secured against two solar farms.

FINANCE

Guide to championing civic crowdfunding launched

By Dan Peters | 26 April 2017

A new guidebook to help empower local authorities ‘champion’ civic crowdfunding will be sent to c...

FINANCE

Going for gold in children's services

By Alison Michalska | 20 April 2017

New ADCS president Alison Michalska’s priorities for the year revolve around the determination to...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

We're getting with the programme

By Sarah Wright | 20 April 2017

The national approach to safeguarding must be broadened if children’s services departments are to...

FINANCE

Championing the community

20 April 2017

Cambridgeshire CC won the Excellence in Community Engagement prize at The MJ’s Local Government E...

WHITEHALL

Local democracy 'needs to be revitalised'

By William Eichler | 18 April 2017

A think-tank has published a blueprint for a complete overhaul of local governance in Scotland.

Don't be embarrassed about failing, councils told

By William Eichler | 29 March 2017

Councils should make more use of pilots and trials to test innovative policy ideas and not be emb...

FINANCE

Is social care making progress?

By Jonathan Carr-West | 28 March 2017

Dr Jonathan Carr-West looks at the major questions the Government’s upcoming green paper on socia...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

LGA seeks peer support cash

28 March 2017

The Local Government Association (LGA) is seeking ‘millions’ of pounds of funding to support a se...

Team Manager - Locality

£55,979.00, Grade 13

Wakefield Children’s Services have been rated by Ofsted as GOOD with outstanding leadership. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Executive Director – Adult Social Care, Health & Wellbeing

£131,208 (Hay 1)

Lead with Purpose. Build on Excellence. Shape the Future of Health and Wellbeing in Sefton. Apply for this job

Sefton Borough Council

Strategic Finance Business Partners (five roles)

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Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council

Team Manager - Locality

£55,979.00, Grade 13

Wakefield Children’s Services have been rated by Ofsted as GOOD with outstanding leadership. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Executive Director – Adult Social Care, Health & Wellbeing

£131,208 (Hay 1)

Lead with Purpose. Build on Excellence. Shape the Future of Health and Wellbeing in Sefton. Apply for this job

Sefton Borough Council

Strategic Finance Business Partners (five roles)

up to £80k

Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council