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AUSTERITY
The sector faces a perfect storm
By Claire Kober | 30 October 2023
An overhaul of the improvement and intervention system is long overdue and must urgently take pla...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Why regional policy failed
By Ann McGauran | 30 October 2023
A report looks at the lessons from in-depth interviews with experts on why UK regional policy has...
WHITEHALL
Call for Government write off of Croydon debt
By Dan Peters | 30 October 2023
The Government should write off Croydon LBC’s £1.3bn of General Fund debt, a senior opposition co...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Crisis-hit local government 'should not be left alone to pursue growth'
26 October 2023
A crisis-hit local government sector must not be left on its own to pursue regional plans for gro...
FINANCE
Levelling up Bill to become law
By Martin Ford | 26 October 2023
Royal Assent is scheduled to take place later today, when the Bill will officially become an Act ...
PLANNING
Tory backbenchers pile pressure on Government
By Martin Ford | 25 October 2023
The Government has withstood pressure from its own MPs to allow councils to hold remote meetings.
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Home Office accused of misleading council over asylum plans
By Mark Conrad | 24 October 2023
The Home Office faces accusations in the High Court it misled a council over controversial plans ...
DEVOLUTION
'Devolution hopes rest on combined authorities'
By Martin Ford | 24 October 2023
Combined authorities represent the greatest hope for devolution in England, according to a new re...
FINANCE
Listen to the local
By Sir Bob Neill | 23 October 2023
Party conferences are long on rhetoric but leave local government with more questions than answer...
THIRD SECTOR
Putting prevention first
By Abigail Langley | 23 October 2023
Abigail Langley puts the high level of strategic priority placed on prevention in South Norfolk a...
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Service Manager - Multi Agency Child Protection Team
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Lead the future of multi-agency child protection in Cheshire East. Apply for this job
SEND Locality Manager
£54,994 - £62,777 per annum
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