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SOLACE
Is the local government workforce crisis fixable?
By Gordon McFarlane | 20 December 2022
Already at crunch point, the council workforce capacity gap is set to widen, says Gordon McFarlan...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Community engagement in a post-Covid age
By Jonathan Stephenson | 19 December 2022
Jonathan Stephenson looks at how, in the aftermath of Covid, we can get better insight from more ...
FINANCE
Fears as ministers eye rising council reserves
By Heather Jameson | 14 December 2022
New Government plans to scrutinise council reserves have sparked fresh fears ministers are encour...
FINANCE
Finance reform is the Christmas present we need
By Graeme McDonald | 30 November 2022
Delays in financial settlements and an absence of multi-year settlements have some very real cost...
SOCIAL CARE
A Statement of intent, but the long-term plan is lacking
By Heather Jameson | 23 November 2022
Heather Jameson says the Autumn Statement 'may have been a masterclass in political manoeuvring, ...
WHITEHALL
Solace: Capital spending will shrink overall
By Dan Peters | 21 November 2022
Capital spending in local government will still shrink overall despite chancellor Jeremy Hunt dec...
WHITEHALL
Stark Solace survey gives thumbs down to Autumn Statement
By Mark Conrad | 21 November 2022
Nine in ten senior council managers believe the Autumn Statement will impact negatively on their ...
SOLACE
We're determined to do the best that we can for our communities and places
By Kathy O'Leary | 19 October 2022
Kathy O'Leary says we are 'not short of ideas to swap and support to offer, sparking off each oth...
SOLACE
Doing the basics right and doing them well
By Graeme McDonald | 18 October 2022
Those present at the Solace Summit in Birmingham relayed a sense of remarkable resilience in the ...
SOLACE
Councils can survive by working like start-ups
By Jamie Ounan | 17 October 2022
Jamie Ounan says councils need to think like start-ups if they’re to transform and survive - and...
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- Professional body for monitoring officers to be launched this month
- LGR: Scrutinising Surrey and beyond
- Derbyshire CC backs single county unitary
- Reform UK-led council proposes shifting staff of new unitary to 'standard' 37-hour week
- The new leader of the County Councils' Network sets out his vision
Assistant Director of Family Services & Strategic Partnerships
£97,632 - £108,033
Creating Brighter Futures – Where Leadership Sparks Magic Apply for this job
Assistant Director – Education, SEND and Inclusion
£97,632 - £108,033
Creating Brighter Futures – Where Leadership Sparks Magic Apply for this job
Director of Public Health
£123,000 - £139,000 plus up to £10,000 relocation expenses
Your opportunity to make a huge impact. Apply for this job
- Professional body for monitoring officers to be launched this month
- LGR: Scrutinising Surrey and beyond
- Derbyshire CC backs single county unitary
- Reform UK-led council proposes shifting staff of new unitary to 'standard' 37-hour week
- The new leader of the County Councils' Network sets out his vision
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