WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: 100% business rates retention could be back on agenda

By Dan Peters | 07 January 2020

Full retention of business rates could shoot back up the agenda as part of a long-awaited Governm...

FINANCE

Family Hubs – a manifesto promise that could be the future of public services

06 January 2020

For Family Hubs to work they will need two things – freedom and funding – and they need to be all...

SOCIAL CARE

'Ambitious programme of domestic reform' promised in Queen's Speech

By Dan Peters | 19 December 2019

The second Queen’s Speech in almost as many months has promised an ‘ambitious programme of domest...

FINANCE

Council loses legal challenge to ombudsman

By Dan Peters | 19 December 2019

A legal challenge to a critical report by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has been...

WHITEHALL

Call for Johnson to 'urgently fix' homelessness policy

By Dan Peters | 18 December 2019

The number of people who were newly-assessed as homeless or at risk of becoming homeless between ...

FINANCE

Whitehall schtum as Gwynne calls for provisional settlement

By Dan Peters | 17 December 2019

Shadow local government secretary Andrew Gwynne has called on ministers to publish the provisiona...

WHITEHALL

This will be a different Conservative Government

By Paul Dossett | 13 December 2019

Head of local government at Grant Thornton UK, Paul Dossett, says the fact that the Conservative ...

WHITEHALL

Devolution revolution expected after Johnson wins

By Dan Peters | 13 December 2019

Local government was this morning expecting a devolution revolution after Prime Minister Boris Jo...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

The importance of an early start

By Rachel Dickinson | 11 December 2019

With concerns of underfunding remaining in the childcare sector, the Association of Directors of ...

COUNCILLORS

Council leader resigns after being 'kept in the dark'

By Paul Marinko | 10 December 2019

Torridge DC has elected a new leader after a stinging resignation statement from its outgoing top...

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Head of Procurement

£70,072 per annum.

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Wigan Council

HR Business Partner

£56,685.00, Grade 14

Are you passionate about driving positive change and playing a crucial role in shaping the future of Wakefield Council? Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Head of Adults

£73,755 - pay award pending plus relocation support

We believe this is an unrivalled career opportunity for ambitious and experienced leader at a pivotal point in our history. Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council