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FINANCE
Countywide unitaries 'could save £3bn'
By Martin Ford | 27 August 2020
Replacing two-tier counties with one unitary authority could deliver almost £3bn savings over fiv...
SOCIAL CARE
Extra £50m funding for Scottish social care
By Laura Sharman | 04 August 2020
Social care in Scotland will be given a £50m funding boost to help meet the cost of the coronavir...
WHITEHALL
Local government was poorly prepared for pandemic, report finds
By Michael Burton | 03 August 2020
A decade of spending cuts, staff shortages and poor contacts with Whitehall meant local governmen...
SOCIAL CARE
COVID-19: A perfect storm for technology innovation in social care?
By Steve Carefull | 30 July 2020
Carers must be enabled to remain in the profession for longer, say Graham Allen and Steve Careful...
SOCIAL CARE
Centralising care won't help anyone
By Heather Jameson | 29 July 2020
Without adult social care, councils would be self-sufficient on business rates, council tax, fees...
SOCIAL CARE
Keeping positive outside crisis time
By Dan Corry | 28 July 2020
The better nature of people has come to the fore during the recent pandemic, but how do we keep t...
SOCIAL CARE
Long-term care in the wake of COVID-19
By Baroness Sally Greengross | 21 July 2020
Baroness Sally Greengross says the care home sector should not have been ignored in planning for ...
WHITEHALL
New safeguarding system delayed
By Dan Peters | 17 July 2020
The full implementation of the replacement of the ‘overly bureaucratic and complicated’ deprivati...
FINANCE
Dilnot brands care system a 'stain on the nation'
By Michael Burton | 15 July 2020
The social care system is a ‘stain on the nation’ says the architect of the review that in 2011 b...
FINANCE
Let's not paper over the cracks
By Nathan Elvery | 14 July 2020
Nathan Elvery examines the impact of spending cuts on councils and communities over a decade and ...
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- Rayner orders review of local government reorganisation
- The local government reorganisation reset changes the recruitment brief
- More grief ahead as reorganisation is plunged into chaos
- Future Forum Midlands: Civil servants dismiss timetable speculation for LGR review
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Chief Executive
£205,749 to £224,986
Premium jobNorth Yorkshire Council is seeking an exceptional leader to become our next Chief Executive. Apply for this job
Chief Executive
£competitive
We are looking for an exceptional senior leader with a strong record of leading change Apply for this job
Assistant Director Finance & Governance and Deputy Section 151 Officer
up to £121,526 + a monthly car allowance of £200 per month + fringe allowance of £753 per annum
You will lead a broad and influential portfolio including finance, revenues and benefits, procurement, audit, risk, insurance and corporate fraud. Apply for this job
- Rayner orders review of local government reorganisation
- The local government reorganisation reset changes the recruitment brief
- More grief ahead as reorganisation is plunged into chaos
- Future Forum Midlands: Civil servants dismiss timetable speculation for LGR review
- Future Forum Midlands: Two councils using agentic AI for citizen contact
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