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FINANCE

Porter: Rates retention will end in tears

By Dan Peters | 05 January 2017

The move to 100% business rates retention will ‘end in tears,’ the chairman of the Local Governme...

FINANCE

LGA: Devolve 'outdated' growth funding system

By Sam Clayden | 03 January 2017

Council leaders have called for growth funding to be devolved amid concerns that the complex web ...

WHITEHALL

Improvement budget cut 'risks vital work'

By William Eichler | 03 January 2017

Whitehall risks undermining council-maintained schools by dramatically cutting their improvement ...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Department for Education 'must intervene earlier' in failing child protection

By Laura Sharman | 16 December 2016

The Government has been accused by MPs of being too slow to improve child protection services.

WHITEHALL

Sector hits back at PM

By Jamie Hailstone | 13 December 2016

Town hall leaders have hit back at government claims that councils may be partly responsible for ...

FINANCE

Sharing a chief 'beneficial for taxpayers'

By James Evison | 13 December 2016

A decision by two district councils to share a chief executive has delivered ‘significant benefit...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

'Increase autonomy, and reduce hierarcy'

By James Evison | 13 December 2016

Creating workforce strategies to increase autonomy and reduce hierarchy should be an ‘absolute pr...

HEALTH

'Whitehall's failure to end trusts' charity claims wastes cash and harms health'

By Sam Clayden | 13 December 2016

Ministers’ failure to end a long-running legal dispute between NHS trusts and councils is wasting...

FINANCE

Call for rethink over 'flawed' investment crackdown

By Dan Peters | 09 December 2016

Disappointed council leaders have called for a rethink of ‘flawed’ proposals that could ‘severely...

FINANCE

Taking the temperature at The MJ's Future Forum North

By Michael Burton | 06 December 2016

Editorial director Michael Burton on what he learnt from our latest event

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Property

£113,334 to £119,346

Shape the estate. Enable services. Deliver social value. Apply for this job

Lewisham London Borough Council

Director of Families, Quality & Commissioning

£126,543 to £132,441

Keep children safe. Strengthen families. Lead with purpose. Apply for this job

Lewisham London Borough Council

Executive Director of Adult Social Care & Health (DASS)

£166,755 to £173,133

Lewisham is defined by energy, diversity and ambition. Apply for this job

Lewisham London Borough Council

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