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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Demand to halt payments for school conversions

By Mark Whitehead | 19 January 2016

Councils should no longer be forced to pay for the cost of schools converting into academies, loc...

FINANCE

Leading councils 'risk being dragged down'

By Sam Clayden | 15 January 2016

Councils brought in to save failing children’s services face falling into the same patterns as th...

BUSINESS

Councils bid for school powers return

By Dan Peters | 15 January 2016

Councils must remain at the heart of school place planning, the Local Government Association (LGA...

WHITEHALL

Loss of RSG 'could ruin councils'

By Tom Bridge | 13 January 2016

The phasing out of grants to local government could damage service quality and put councils at ri...

HEALTH

Authorities welcome £1m boost for UK mental health services

By Tom Bridge | 13 January 2016

Councils have welcomed a near billion pound government funding injection to improve mental health...

WHITEHALL

Councils resisting call to use reserves

By Sam Clayden | 13 January 2016

A leading finance expert has attacked government suggestions that the four-year settlement means ...

FINANCE

Dawes: Councils will be able to set legal budgets

By Sam Clayden | 12 January 2016

The Department for Communities and Local Government's (DCLG) permanent secretary has said she exp...

WHITEHALL

DCLG has done 'no thinking' on rates retention details

By Sam Clayden | 08 January 2016

A prominent government finance figure has admitted the Department of Communities and Local Govern...

FINANCE

Labour calls for VAT and income tax devolution

By Sam Clayden | 08 January 2016

The shadow local government minister has revealed Labour policy for radical fiscal devolution, in...

FINANCE

Social care precept will 'tie authorities in knots'

By Sam Clayden | 07 January 2016

The 2% social care tax precept will create unnecessary bureaucracy, a respected finance director ...

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Counter Fraud and Trading Standards Manager

£62,766 - £69,984

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Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils

Assistant Director Children’s Partnerships and Sufficiency

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frederica-diamanta

Counter Fraud and Trading Standards Manager

£62,766 - £69,984

Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Apply for this job

Barnet London Borough Council

Director of Housing

Competitive

Lead a housing service through regulatory scrutiny, cultural change, and operational complexity. Apply for this job

Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils

Assistant Director Children’s Partnerships and Sufficiency

£100,545 to £111,533 plus relocation support  

North Yorkshire is England’s largest county and a beautiful, vibrant place to live and work. Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

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