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CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Trusts no 'quick fix' for failures in kids' services
By Sam Clayden | 12 October 2016
Delivering children’s services through a trust is not a ‘quick fix’ solution to failure, an acade...
WHITEHALL
NAO slams DfE's apprenticeship programme
By Jamie Hailstone | 06 September 2016
The National Audit Office (NAO) has criticised the Department for Education’s (DfE) handling of t...
WHITEHALL
Rate retention to be put under scrutiny
By Dan Peters | 10 August 2016
Business rates retention will come under further scrutiny with a report to be produced by the Nat...
WHITEHALL
Funding fears over Whitehall devo strategy
By Thomas Bridge | 13 July 2016
Whitehall has been warned it is ‘building failure’ into devolution unless it provides more fundin...
FINANCE
Watchdog in HS2 warning
By Jamie Hailstone | 28 June 2016
The promised regeneration benefits from the Government’s controversial HS2 programme may not mate...
WHITEHALL
NAO leader heads to the Cayman Islands
21 June 2016
National Audit Office (NAO) executive leader for local services Sue Higgins will be stepping down...
FINANCE
Details of £300m grant 'not in the public interest'
By Dan Peters | 21 June 2016
The Government has refused to publish key details about how its £300m transitional grant was allo...
FINANCE
Capital spend warning for councils
By Tom Bridge | 15 June 2016
Auditors have warned the risks from shifting council investment in capital programmes must be bet...
FINANCE
Authorities praised for 'sharp' financial focus
By Dan Peters | 15 June 2016
Councils have ‘sharpened up their act’ in their battle for financial sustainability, an expert ha...
FINANCE
NHS chief: Five more years of bed blocking
By Sam Clayden | 07 June 2016
Rising pressures in adult social care could mean at least five more years of bed blocking, the ch...
Director of Adult Social Care (DASS)
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Director of Education & Skills
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Director of Adult Social Care (DASS)
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, innovative council where Adult Social Care is central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Education & Skills
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, high-performing council where education, inclusion and skills are central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Prosperity and Investment
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious council delivering growth, regeneration and investment at scale. Apply for this job
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