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HUMAN RESOURCES
Taking the PPMA from strength to strength
26 April 2024
New president Pam Parkes shares her vision for the PPMA, and sets out the seven areas she will fo...
FINANCE
Productivity matters
By Nicole Wood | 23 April 2024
Nicole Wood says the sector 'can and should bring our corporate, digital, people and commercial c...
AUDIT
Minister rules out Oflog role on audit
By Martin Ford | 23 April 2024
A minister has quashed suggestions oversight of audit should be handed to the Office for Local Go...
WHITEHALL
Whiteman criticises lack of prevention focus in productivity demands
By Mark Conrad | 23 April 2024
Some ministerial productivity demands are ‘populist nonsense’ more likely to appear in election c...
WHITEHALL
Ministers in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
By Heather Jameson | 16 April 2024
The letter on councils’ productivity, sent by local government minister Simon Hoare this week, bo...
WHITEHALL
Councils hit with new productivity demands
By Mark Conrad | 16 April 2024
Ministers have demanded councils improve their productivity in the same week as the Government qu...
FINANCE
Bridging the budget gap
By Tracie Langley | 10 April 2024
We haven’t even closed down the 2023-24 accounts yet and we are already starting to plan our 2025...
WHITEHALL
The dead hand of centralism holds back productivity
By Ian Miller | 20 March 2024
If councils had the tools, most if not all of them could by now have set fees to recover the full...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Desperately seeking a long-term diagnosis
By Iain Murray | 11 March 2024
A successful economy needs to be built around world-class infrastructure - and skilled, healthy ...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Working with Government can deliver real dividends
By Cllr Kevin Bentley | 15 February 2024
Collaboration with Government can achieve real results for communities and councils should not be...
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Director of People Services
£106,305 - £116,305
This pivotal leadership role will drive the development and delivery of our People Strategy Apply for this job
Service Manager – Quality Assurance & Practice Development
£54,994 - £62,777 per annum
Lead excellence in social work practice and help shape continuous improvement across Children’s Services. Apply for this job
Chief Executive
c.£235,000
In April 2027, West Surrey Council will become one of England's largest new unitary authorities Apply for this job
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