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FINANCE

LGA defends councils' £21bn reserve cash pile

By Jonathan Werran | 10 February 2015

Council chiefs have claimed the sector’s financial reserves totalling £21.4bn are all that stands...

HEALTH

Concerned councils in care warning

By Dan Peters | 09 February 2015

Concerned councils have warned they may not be able to deliver the Government’s pledge to protect...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Safe as houses

By Manjeet Gill | 06 February 2015

Manjeet Gill gives the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives response to the Elphicke-House...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

LGA board chair critical of MPs' Rotherham reaction

03 February 2015

The reaction of MPs to the Rotherham scandal has been criticised by the chairman of the Local Gov...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Row over peer report criticism

03 February 2015

A row has broken out after a LGA corporate peer challenge report criticised Northumberland CC opp...

WHITEHALL

Collaboration 'key' to council land disposal

By Jonathan Werran | 03 February 2015

Central and local government should work together on combined £18bn land and asset disposals over...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Lax checks put children at risk

03 February 2015

The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned new rules on background checks on taxi drivers ...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Disability funding under scrutiny

By Mark Whitehead | 03 February 2015

Local government leaders have called for a major change in the funding formula for people with le...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGPS governance rules are published

By Dan Peters | 03 February 2015

New guidance on the creation and operation of local pension boards has been published.

FINANCE

Hague: Veto plan will strengthen UK

By Mark Whitehead | 03 February 2015

Conservative proposals giving English MPs a veto on legislation affecting only England will stren...

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frederica-diamanta

Assistant Director, Education, Aspirations and Achievement

up to £105,680

Lead change. Raise aspirations. Shape futures. Apply for this job

Hartlepool Borough Council

Assistant Director, Children and Families

up to £105,680

Every child deserves the best possible start in life. Apply for this job

Hartlepool Borough Council

Director of Assets, Environment and Economy

Up to £109,000

At Nottinghamshire County Council, we’re more than an organisation, we’re a community, inside and out. Apply for this job

Nottinghamshire County Council

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