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Council chief hails policy change

By Dan Peters | 03 August 2020

The chief executive of the council working to contain coronavirus within a vegetable farm in Here...

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Government to cover LRF expenditure

By Dan Peters | 03 August 2020

Funding will finally be provided to stretched local resilience forums (LRF) after they pleaded fo...

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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...

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Councils urge extension for grants support scheme

By Dan Peters | 03 August 2020

Fresh calls have been made for councils to be allowed to dole out to businesses the £1.6bn unspen...

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Ministers: Don't rely on more funding

By Dan Peters | 31 July 2020

Ministers have warned councils not to rely on more funding on top of the announcements made so far.

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CIPFA calls for strengthening of council borrowing rules

By Dan Peters | 31 July 2020

Legislation governing the rules on council borrowing should be strengthened, the Chartered Instit...

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Government in attempted grants cash grab

By Dan Peters | 30 July 2020

Fresh calls have been made for councils to be allowed to dole out to businesses the £1.6bn unspen...

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'Small minority' of councils have still not had a corporate peer challenge, report finds

By Dan Peters | 30 July 2020

The Local Government Association (LGA) should consider what further action it could take to encou...

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Plan to hand social care to NHS is for 'wrong reasons'

By Heather Jameson | 29 July 2020

Plans to hand social care to the NHS are being mooted for ‘all the wrong reasons,’ local governme...

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Government handling of social care during pandemic attacked

By Michael Burton | 29 July 2020

MPs have delivered a blistering attack on the Government’s handling of social care during coronav...

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Change

Upto £80,468

This role will Lead and manage large-scale transformation projects across the council. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Director of Repairs & Maintenance

Up to £130,000

We are working with Lampton Services, a company wholly owned by the Borough of Hounslow Apply for this job

Lampton Group

Assistant Director of Operations, Adult Social Care

£95,400 - £106,008

As a highly credible and skilled practitioner, you will have considerable experience of leading and delivering adult services Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council