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Emergency summit held amid temporary accommodation warnings
By Dan Peters | 31 October 2023
More than 150 councils this week attended an emergency summit as the cost of temporary accommodat...
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Calls to close extremism loopholes
By Martin Ford | 30 October 2023
Local authorities are currently ‘having to police thought’ in their counter-terrorism role, an ex...
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Children's services 'absolute carnage'
By Mark Whitehead | 30 October 2023
The state of children’s services has been described as ‘absolute carnage’ after years of underfun...
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Call for Government write off of Croydon debt
By Dan Peters | 30 October 2023
The Government should write off Croydon LBC’s £1.3bn of General Fund debt, a senior opposition co...
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Council websites referred to equality watchdogs
By Dan Peters | 30 October 2023
Some 56 local government websites have been referred to equality watchdogs in the last year.
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Call for faster family hubs rollout
By Dan Peters | 30 October 2023
The creation of a new network of family hubs should ‘go further and faster,’ an expert has urged.
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Home Office 'failing to engage' councils
By Martin Ford | 26 October 2023
The Home Office is ‘failing to engage meaningfully with local authorities’ on asylum, according t...
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EXCLUSIVE: Home Office accused of misleading council over asylum plans
By Mark Conrad | 24 October 2023
The Home Office faces accusations in the High Court it misled a council over controversial plans ...
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Keeping a closer eye on the data
By Martin Ford | 23 October 2023
Are councils making use of data to streamline services? Certainly the Government, in launching Of...
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How about an updated version of Total Place
By Abdool Kara | 23 October 2023
Abdool Kara says Total Place 'remains to many an idea that has the potential to square the circle...
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- LGA proposes alternative to commissioners
- Council changes approach to providers after contract collapse
- Manchester 'won't rest' until behaviour concerns addressed
- EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs push for councils to be viewed equally as Government seeks to rewire the state
- Local government reorganisation: Financial sustainability amid uncertainty
Chief Executive
Competitive Salary
You will lead an organisation with ambition, complexity and reach, while helping shape the future of a place Apply for this job
Director of Family Help & Children’s Social Care
Up to £123,477
To help drive this vision forward, we’re seeking an exceptional Director of Family Help & Children’s Social Care. Apply for this job
Deputy Director Children’s Services (Director of Children’s Social Care)
Competitive Salary
Reporting to the Director of Children’s Services, you will lead services across one of England Apply for this job
- LGA proposes alternative to commissioners
- Council changes approach to providers after contract collapse
- Manchester 'won't rest' until behaviour concerns addressed
- EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs push for councils to be viewed equally as Government seeks to rewire the state
- Local government reorganisation: Financial sustainability amid uncertainty
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