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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Specialist needs migrant children 'can leave councils with £90k gap'
By Mark Conrad | 21 February 2017
Councils can face a funding gap of up to £90,000 for unaccompanied child migrants with specialist...
FINANCE
PAC chair to address The MJ's spring forum
By Michael Burton | 21 February 2017
The chair of the powerful Commons Public Accounts Committee is a keynote speaker at The MJ Future...
FINANCE
Council steps back from unitary referendum plans
By Jamie Hailstone | 21 February 2017
Lincolnshire CC has backtracked on the idea of a unitary referendum after objections from the dis...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Whitehall-backed leadership drive latest austerity casualty
By Dan Peters | 21 February 2017
A ‘powerful’ new leadership offer for local government backed by No 10 is the latest casualty of ...
FINANCE
'Unfair' grant allocation fails to meet 'need' factor
By Dan Peters | 21 February 2017
The Government’s explanation for how it allocated £300m of transitional grant is ‘wafer thin,’ cr...
WHITEHALL
Javid ignores calls for more council funding
By Dan Peters | 21 February 2017
Whitehall has ignored local government’s calls for new council funding in 2017/18, leaving senior...
WHITEHALL
Call for IR35 delay
By Mark Conrad | 20 February 2017
Senior local government personnel have urged Whitehall to delay the introduction of strict new an...
FINANCE
LGA: Council tax rises will not stop deep cuts
By Mark Conrad | 20 February 2017
Council tax rises designed to tackle the social care funding crisis will not prevent deep cuts to...
WHITEHALL
Shapps wades into revaluation row
By Jamie Hailstone | 20 February 2017
A former local government minister has waded into the ongoing row over business rates revaluation.
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
£40m for CSE not enough - councils
By William Eichler | 16 February 2017
Councils have warned a £40m package of Government measures to protect children and young people f...
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- Mayor steps into chief executive row with Reform UK councillors
- Reform pledges to proritise Green councils for immigration detention centres
- Warning over financial risks faced by children's care providers
- Reorganisation: For councils, 'business as usual' matters as we look to the future
- Dame Shirley Porter dies aged 95
Heads of Service - Cared For/Care Leavers
£76,261 - £88,631
With strong investment, renewed energy and a clear sense of purpose across our services. Apply for this job
Heads of Service - Caring For (Regulated Services)
£76,261 - £88,631
With strong investment, renewed energy and a clear sense of purpose across our services. Apply for this job
Heads of Service - Practice, Workforce and Quality Assurance (Principal Social Worker)
£76,261 - £88,631
With strong investment, renewed energy and a clear sense of purpose across our services. Apply for this job
- Mayor steps into chief executive row with Reform UK councillors
- Reform pledges to proritise Green councils for immigration detention centres
- Warning over financial risks faced by children's care providers
- Reorganisation: For councils, 'business as usual' matters as we look to the future
- Dame Shirley Porter dies aged 95
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