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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

'There can be and will be no complacency'

By Joanne Roney | 23 January 2020

Joanne Roney says that while addressing past failures is ‘very necessary’, we must not lose sight...

FINANCE

Ofsted chief in 'blind spots' warning

By Paul Marinko | 21 January 2020

Ofsted’s chief has warned of ‘blind spots’ in the children’s services inspection system that coul...

SOCIAL CARE

Online tool helps residents assess likely care costs

By Anton Hodge | 20 January 2020

Anton Hodge describes how a new online tool to help people assess the likely cost of adult social...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

An efficient collaboration

By Victoria Gould | 15 January 2020

Victoria Gould of Warwickshire CC’s award-winning Young People Legal Service team (YPLS) explains...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Roney warns against complacency after damning review

By Mark Conrad | 14 January 2020

Manchester City Council’s chief executive has insisted the authority will not be complacent about...

WHITEHALL

Government social care plans to be published this year - Johnson

By Mark Conrad | 14 January 2020

Prime Minister Boris Johnson today vowed to publish the Government’s long-awaited social care pla...

SOCIAL CARE

£12m cash boost for council care workers

By Ann McGauran | 10 January 2020

A council plans to put an extra £12m in the hands of its 30,000 care workers by adding two per ce...

FINANCE

Councils are faring well on finance

By Heather Jameson | 09 January 2020

Last month, CIPFA published its resilience index tool – and the picture for local government is b...

FINANCE

Stoke-on-Trent warns of job cuts

By Martin Ford | 06 January 2020

The council is aiming to make £9.2m of savings next year.

WHITEHALL

LGA care talks offer rejected

By Martin Ford | 02 January 2020

The Government has declined an offer by the Local Government Association (LGA) to host talks on h...

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Head of Service Integrated Front Door and Emergency Duty Service

Up to £81,708

At Suffolk County Council, we are reshaping how we support children and families – with ambition, pace and purpose. Apply for this job

Suffolk County Council

Director of Housing Policy

£116,286 - £167,606 per annum

Make a visible difference and build a legacy. Apply for this job

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth

Director of Housing Management

£116,286–£167,606 per annum

Make a visible difference and build a legacy. Apply for this job

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Service Integrated Front Door and Emergency Duty Service

Up to £81,708

At Suffolk County Council, we are reshaping how we support children and families – with ambition, pace and purpose. Apply for this job

Suffolk County Council

Director of Housing Policy

£116,286 - £167,606 per annum

Make a visible difference and build a legacy. Apply for this job

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth

Director of Housing Management

£116,286–£167,606 per annum

Make a visible difference and build a legacy. Apply for this job

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth

See More Jobs