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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Ofsted: Councils improving but key problems remain

By Mark Conrad | 04 August 2015

Local authorities are improving the quality of assessments for vulnerable children, but key probl...

HEALTH

'Strain' warning over social care system

By Dan Peters | 30 July 2015

Campaigners and council leaders have warned of the strain the social care system is under in the ...

HEALTH

Shires rebel against one-size-fits-all CAs

By Dan Peters | 29 July 2015

A ‘growing number’ of councils want to join two types of combined authority, The MJ has learned.

HEALTH

Areas still receiving support with Better Care Fund plans

By Dan Peters | 29 July 2015

Two areas are still receiving ‘intensive support’ amid concerns that their Better Care Fund (BCF)...

FINANCE

Time for a service upgrade

By George McFarlane | 28 July 2015

The tectonic plates of responsibility for delivering public services are shifting, writes George ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Everyone should have the right to be heard

By Mark Whitehead | 27 July 2015

As calls come for a radical re-think of the government’s current complaints system, Mark Whitehea...

HEALTH

Are we fit for the future?

By Cllr Gary Porter | 27 July 2015

Three years since the Health and Social Care Act was passed, chairman of the Local Government Ass...

HEALTH

Taming the wild frontier

By Michael Burton | 22 July 2015

Has the new devolution agenda of combined authorities created a Wild West in which risk managemen...

FINANCE

Treasury asks DCLG to prepare for 40% cuts

By Dan Peters | 22 July 2015

The Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) will be asked to find up to a further 4...

HEALTH

Joint inspections called into question

By Dan Peters | 22 July 2015

New joint targeted inspections for local agencies that ‘fail to work together effectively’ have b...

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frederica-diamanta

Assistant Director of Housing

£86,537 – £95,898

Premium jobThe city is entering an exciting period of transformation. Apply for this job

City of York Council

Principal Lawyer - Planning and Highways

£51,356 to £56,494

Do you want to make a difference to local people? Apply for this job

LocalGovJobs Legal

Principal Lawyer Litigation and Housing

£51,356 to £56,494

We are looking for an enthusiastic, hardworking Lawyer to take on a leadership role within our Litigation and Housing Team. Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

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