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FINANCE

B&B costs councils £93m a year, says LGA

By Michael Burton | 11 October 2019

Councils are spending over £93m a year on bed and breakfast accommodation, a figure which is nine...

HOUSING

'Raise benefits to aid homeless'

By Chris Mahony | 10 October 2019

Campaigners are urging ministers to increase housing-related benefits and to support social house...

HEALTH

Pessimism growing due to care funding uncertainty

By Paul Marinko | 08 October 2019

Health leaders have warned that under-funding of social care and public health services could lea...

WHITEHALL

Think tanks to produce 'toolkit' to improve governance

By Chris Mahony | 07 October 2019

A project part-funded by Whitehall and the Local Government Association aims to produce ‘practica...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Councils call for powers and funds to tackle housing crisis

By Michael Burton | 04 October 2019

Councils have called for more fiscal freedom to build their own social housing following latest f...

WHITEHALL

New leadership role to boost place-based working

By Dan Peters | 02 October 2019

Local government’s sole representative on the new National Leadership Centre’s (NLC) board wants ...

WHITEHALL

Call for new audit oversight body

By Dan Peters | 02 October 2019

A new type of oversight body for local audit that would take a strategic approach to addressing t...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

The war against County Lines

By Paul Marinko | 01 October 2019

Paul Marinko looks at how local authorities are tackling the scourge of County Lines – and finds...

HOUSING

Prospering the Warrington way

By Dan Peters | 01 October 2019

In the wake of austerity, Warrington’s commercial strategy – mixing small investment with smart a...

WHITEHALL

Election and Brexit could hit peer review plans

By Dan Peters | 01 October 2019

A General Election before March would put the Local Government Association (LGA) at risk of faili...

frederica-diamanta

Director of Law, Governance, Policy and HR - Monitoring Officer

£107,232 to £112,065

This is a pivotal role, providing leadership across legal, HR, electoral and policy services at a defining moment for local government. Apply for this job

Rushcliffe Borough Council

Corporate Director Children's Services

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Buckinghamshire Council

Director of Public Health

£116,667 - £139,386

Redbridge is an ambitious east London borough, one of the fastest growing parts of the country and the third most diverse in the capital. Apply for this job

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Law, Governance, Policy and HR - Monitoring Officer

£107,232 to £112,065

This is a pivotal role, providing leadership across legal, HR, electoral and policy services at a defining moment for local government. Apply for this job

Rushcliffe Borough Council

Corporate Director Children's Services

£Competitive

Children's Services plays a critical role in shaping the future of Buckinghamshire. Apply for this job

Buckinghamshire Council

Director of Public Health

£116,667 - £139,386

Redbridge is an ambitious east London borough, one of the fastest growing parts of the country and the third most diverse in the capital. Apply for this job

Redbridge London Borough Council

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