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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Officers could be identified under future Ofsted rules

By Sam Clayden | 28 June 2016

Poor performing local authority chief executives and their management teams could be named and sh...

SCRUTINY

Council 'failed' to safeguard taxi passengers

By Laura Sharman | 23 June 2016

South Ribble Council had failed to make the safety of taxi passengers a priority when issuing lic...

EDUCATION

Locking out council expertise from schools?

By John O’Brien | 21 June 2016

John O'Brien says local government must ensure improvement in education, no matter who is respons...

FINANCE

Details of £300m grant 'not in the public interest'

By Dan Peters | 21 June 2016

The Government has refused to publish key details about how its £300m transitional grant was allo...

FINANCE

The dog that did not bark

By Graham Chapman | 21 June 2016

After his FOI request on government funding to councils was blocked, Graham Chapman says serious ...

AUDIT

Auditor reports governance failings at Derby City Council

By Sam Clayden | 16 June 2016

Auditor Grant Thornton has highlighted 'significant' governance failings at Derby City Council be...

ELECTIONS

London Assembly to probe Barnet election failings

By Sam Clayden | 15 June 2016

The London Assembly has announced plans to probe the local election day failures in Barnet.

SOCIAL CARE

A focus on social workers

By Chris Squire | 15 June 2016

After inspectors rated Somerset’s children’s services ‘inadequate’, the county council focused it...

FINANCE

What future for local government?

By Dave Smith | 15 June 2016

A group of local authority chief executives recently held a round table discussion chaired by The...

DCLG

A threat to decision making

By Ian Miller | 15 June 2016

Ian Miller identifies worrying trends in the Government's drive towards standardisation of data

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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

Finance Business Partner

Band L, £51,357 - £54,495

We are seeking an experienced educational finance practitioner to work under the leadership of the Trust’s Finance Director Apply for this job

City Of Doncaster Council

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frederica-diamanta

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

Finance Business Partner

Band L, £51,357 - £54,495

We are seeking an experienced educational finance practitioner to work under the leadership of the Trust’s Finance Director Apply for this job

City Of Doncaster Council

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