HUMAN RESOURCES

EXCLUSIVE: Chief execs round on 'divisive' and 'negative' LGA staff pay

By Heather Jameson | 05 August 2015

The Local Government Association (LGA)’s attitude to senior pay has been branded as ‘divisive’ by...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

High time for the sector to start paying the price

By Heather Jameson | 05 August 2015

News that the Local Government Association has awarded pay rises to its senior staff while the re...

FINANCE

SOLACE in expulsion threat over ethics code

By Dan Peters | 05 August 2015

Calls have been made for Smith Square to expel councils that refuse to engage with sector-led imp...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Sunday trading devolution plans unveiled

By Laura Sharman | 05 August 2015

Councils would be given the power to extend Sunday opening hours to boost the local economy by £1...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Ofsted: Councils improving but key problems remain

By Mark Conrad | 04 August 2015

Local authorities are improving the quality of assessments for vulnerable children, but key probl...

FINANCE

LGA needs lightning reflexes to avert the storm

By Heather Jameson | 31 July 2015

As Mark Lloyd was announced as the new chief executive of the Local Government Association, his c...

HEALTH

'Strain' warning over social care system

By Dan Peters | 30 July 2015

Campaigners and council leaders have warned of the strain the social care system is under in the ...

WHITEHALL

Improvement results finally made public

By Dan Peters | 29 July 2015

Smith Square has finally made public its consultation on the future of sector-led improvement – f...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Mind the cap!

By Dan Peters | 29 July 2015

The new £95,000 cap on exit payments for senior staff could provoke a spike in senior departures ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Lloyd takes on top job at LGA

By Heather Jameson | 28 July 2015

Cambridgeshire CC chief executive Mark Lloyd has been named as the new chief executive of the Loc...

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Head of Service Lifelong Learning and Skills

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Royal College of Nursing

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Harlow Council are embarking on a journey of significant transformation Apply for this job

Harlow District Council