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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Officers in 'urgent' talks as councils prepare for child refugees
By Sam Clayden | 17 October 2016
Children’s services directors are in ‘urgent’ talks with government officials over additional fun...
WHITEHALL
SOLACE Summit: Lloyd says social care is in crisis
By Dan Peters | 13 October 2016
Local Government Association (LGA) chief executive Mark Lloyd has told senior officers that socia...
FINANCE
Cross-sector calls to save 'breaking point' care budgets
By Sam Clayden | 13 October 2016
Cross-sector calls for the chancellor to rescue a crippled adult social care sector have emerged ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
NAO: Government children's services reforms unsuccessful
By Sam Clayden | 12 October 2016
Auditors have blasted government attempts to rectify failure within children’s services, warning ...
FINANCE
Porter blasts mental health budget cuts
By Heather Jameson | 12 October 2016
Plans to cut spending on mental health are ‘bang out of order,’ Local Government Association chai...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Mandatory reporting of abuse 'won't aid outcomes'
By Jamie Hailstone | 12 October 2016
Town hall bosses have criticised government plans to introduce mandatory reporting of suspected c...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Corbyn appoints shadow devolution minister
By Jamie Hailstone | 10 October 2016
Labour’s new shadow local government and devolution minister has pledged to help shift power ‘fro...
FINANCE
Box blasts Osborne's Northern Powerhouse think-tank
By Sam Clayden | 05 October 2016
George Osborne’s new Northern Powerhouse Partnership is focused on the ‘same old obsessions’ and ...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
COSLA to fight inequality
By Jamie Hailstone | 05 October 2016
The president of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) has pledged to tackle inequ...
HEALTH
Trusts fight on to receive business rate relief
By Dan Peters | 05 October 2016
NHS trusts have refused to give up their fight to receive mandatory business rate relief despite ...
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Head of Building Control
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Help shape Merton’s future Apply for this job
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