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WHITEHALL

Lyons urges councils to tackle housing crisis

By Jamie Hailstone | 02 August 2016

A former chair of the Audit Commission has urged local authorities to take centre stage in tackli...

FINANCE

Minister vows to 'revitalise Scottish local government'

By Tom Bridge | 02 August 2016

New Scottish local government minister Kevin Stewart has pledged to build on devolution of powers...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Holyrood to carry on with named person programme

By Jamie Hailstone | 29 July 2016

Scottish ministers have vowed to carry on with their controversial plans to appoint a named perso...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

COSLA backs named person policy

By Sam Clayden | 09 June 2016

Council leaders have welcomed the controversial named person initiative after the Scottish Govern...

BUSINESS

Executives' big bonuses give ALEOs bad reputation

By Mark Whitehead | 02 June 2016

Arm’s-length bodies created by councils in Scotland have been warned over the size of salaries an...

HUMOUR

Call of the wild

25 May 2016

As Dr Doolittle should have asked, has local government ever bored a wild boar, chatted to a croc...

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Hopkins to head new council company

25 May 2016

Sunderland City Council has appointed Alex Hopkins as chief executive of a new company being esta...

PLANNING

Queen's Speech 2016: MPs to reassert power over peers

By Dan Peters | 18 May 2016

The power of MPs in the House of Commons could be strengthened under plans announced in today’s Q...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Meeting will report on Edinburgh's PPP schools 'building scandal'

By Dan Peters | 11 May 2016

An urgent update report on Edinburgh City Council’s public private partnership (PPP) school build...

FINANCE

Payments to supervise elections rapped

By Jamie Hailstone | 04 May 2016

Scottish chief executives have admitted the current system of payments for overseeing elections i...

frederica-diamanta

Executive Director of Place and Customer

up to £179,404 per annum

Shape the Future of Essex. Drive climate action. Deliver for our communities. Apply for this job

Essex County Council

Director of Social Work and Social Care

£100,731 to £104,625

You will join a values-driven senior leadership team, providing visible and responsive leadership. Apply for this job

Trafford Council

Housing Ombudsman

£130,095 per annum, negotiable based on experience.

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frederica-diamanta

Executive Director of Place and Customer

up to £179,404 per annum

Shape the Future of Essex. Drive climate action. Deliver for our communities. Apply for this job

Essex County Council

Director of Social Work and Social Care

£100,731 to £104,625

You will join a values-driven senior leadership team, providing visible and responsive leadership. Apply for this job

Trafford Council

Housing Ombudsman

£130,095 per annum, negotiable based on experience.

The Housing Ombudsman Service allows colleagues to choose if they wish to work in the London office, from home or a hybrid of the two Apply for this job

Housing Ombudsman Service

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