Legislation

By Mark Conrad | 04 April 2018

Plans to reorganise local government in Oxfordshire may be stymied by communities secretary Sajid...

WHITEHALL

IFS implores action over growing social care funding chasm

By Heather Jameson | 20 March 2018

The Government will need to scrap its funding reforms, significantly boost top-ups or centralise ...

HEALTH

Government backs DoLS replacement

By Dan Peters | 14 March 2018

The Government has said it ‘agrees in principle’ that the current Deprivation of Liberty Safeguar...

WHITEHALL

Mandatory reporting calls rejected by Government

By Mark Conrad | 05 March 2018

Ministers today rejected calls for the mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse – claiming an...

The Drugs Don't Work

05 March 2018

As Diary has mentioned before, the impressively liberal Canadians have decided to legalise cannab...

WHITEHALL

Hotel levy talks over Commonwealth Games

By Dan Peters | 16 February 2018

Talks between Birmingham City Council and the Government over how the Commonwealth Games will be ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Lord Porter gives the gift of time

05 February 2018

Too often we lament our hectic lives – usually while simultaneously getting the kids ready for sc...

SOCIAL CARE

Academics highlight recruitment and retention problems

By Mark Conrad | 05 February 2018

Councils require greater clarity over how their social care market-shaping and commissioning duti...

SOCIAL CARE

Judge's warnings over care proceedings

By Mark Conrad | 22 January 2018

Councils should ‘think long and hard’ before embarking on care proceedings against ‘otherwise uni...

WHITEHALL

Kerslake: Localism Act not backed by resources

By Dan Peters | 22 January 2018

The Localism Act has not been backed up by the resources it needs, according to the civil servant...

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Head of Service Lifelong Learning and Skills

DG07 £67,020 to £71,781

Join us in Sheffield – a city of ambition, innovation, and limitless potential. Apply for this job

Sheffield City Council

Policy, Parliamentary & Public Affairs Manager

£66,909 - £75,492 pro rata

Premium jobRCN Wales HQ, Cardiff with hybrid working, permanent Apply for this job

Royal College of Nursing

Managing Director

Highly Competitive Salary

Harlow Council are embarking on a journey of significant transformation Apply for this job

Harlow District Council