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PLANNING
Councils still expected to find housing sites
By Martin Ford | 31 March 2023
Members of the House of Lords have raised concerns that the decision to drop compulsory housebuil...
SOCIAL CARE
Social care plan delayed
By Martin Ford | 31 March 2023
The publication of the Government’s plan for reforming social care has been delayed, a minister h...
FINANCE
Labour pledges to freeze council tax
By Dan Peters | 30 March 2023
Labour’s shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged to spend £2.7bn freezing council tax for a y...
FINANCE
Councils lack skills in deal-making, says commissioner
By Martin Ford | 30 March 2023
Children’s commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza, suggested support should be provided t...
WHITEHALL
Funding atomisation must be fixed
By Jack Shaw | 30 March 2023
Jack Shaw says that by atomising the funding for tackling inequalities, Whitehall have a partial ...
BUSINESS
Don't wait for Westminster: Start building better lives
By Tom Lloyd Goodwin | 29 March 2023
It is still unclear how Labour intend to deliver a more inclusive economic future than the curren...
ELECTIONS
Minister raps council over pre-election restrictions
By Martin Ford | 28 March 2023
Experts have said pre-election period restrictions are causing misunderstandings among officers a...
HEALTH
Councils warning over Prevent reforms
By Mark Conrad | 28 March 2023
Councils have raised serious concerns about the Government’s proposed Prevent counter-extremism s...
WHITEHALL
Council opposition to Government asylum plan grows
By Mark Conrad | 28 March 2023
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s push to close asylum hotels and rehouse thousands on former military...
BUSINESS
'Significant concerns' over regional care cooperatives
By Martin Ford | 23 March 2023
Regional care cooperatives (RCCs) will not resolve the issues around child care placements, counc...
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Strategic Director of Finance Strategy
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
Head of Early Years and Early Help
£90,126 - £98,319
Merton is an Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ authority—yet it is our ambition, our humility, and our drive to keep learning that truly define us. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Operations
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Strategy
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
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