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WHITEHALL
Councils may have to hand back grant
By Dan Peters | 11 December 2018
Some of the extra £55m Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) announced by the chancellor in the Budget ...
WHITEHALL
Future Forum North: 'Government still doesn't think sector is efficient'
By Dan Peters | 07 December 2018
Whitehall remains unconvinced that local government is as efficient as it can be, Smith Square’s ...
SOCIAL CARE
Sometimes the simplest questions are the hardest to answer
By Paul O’Brien | 05 December 2018
Asked what he thought the impact of Brexit would be on local government frontline services, Paul ...
FINANCE
Don't throw out the rule book with the bath water
By Michael Burton | 05 December 2018
Like all complainants, the Local Government Ombudsman is both a nuisance and an asset, but his la...
FINANCE
Pay rises to swallow extra £650m for care
By Mike Yuille | 29 November 2018
Councils hoping that the Chancellor’s Budget promised extra £650m for social care might ease some...
SOCIAL CARE
A tale of two cities
By Martin Ford | 28 November 2018
Martin Ford examines the results of different approaches to integration of health and social care...
HUMAN RESOURCES
Partnering up for care solutions
By Ann McGauran | 28 November 2018
Health and social care workers are thin on the ground, so will a new digital tool aimed at making...
BUSINESS
Allied Healthcare winds up council contracts
By Martin Ford | 23 November 2018
A major care services provider is winding up all its contracts with local authorities after the r...
SOCIAL CARE
Fresh funding plea amid union pressure
By Dan Peters | 19 November 2018
Council leaders have refreshed their appeal for extra resources from the Scottish Government unde...
WHITEHALL
Brokenshire: 2019 will be turning point for local government
By Heather Jameson | 19 November 2018
Next year will be a ‘turning point’ for local government, communities secretary James Brokenshire...
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- Bringing skills from the private sector into a council isn't simply a career shift
- Council workers offered 3.3% pay rise in 'full and final' deal
- Essex threatens legal action over reorganisation
- Regions facing grant cut as fiscal overhaul takes shape
- Final reorganisation decisions for four priority areas announced
Programme Director (LGR Transition)
£121k – £134k (fixed term 2 years with option to extend)
Hertfordshire is embarking on one of the most significant transformations in its public services for a generation. Apply for this job
Assistant Director People Commissioning
£99,433 to £112,411
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
Strategic Director Environment
£159,862 to £167,495
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
- Bringing skills from the private sector into a council isn't simply a career shift
- Council workers offered 3.3% pay rise in 'full and final' deal
- Essex threatens legal action over reorganisation
- Regions facing grant cut as fiscal overhaul takes shape
- Final reorganisation decisions for four priority areas announced
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