CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Norfolk CC is back on the march

By Sam Clayden | 24 January 2018

After five years as an ‘inadequate’ authority, Norfolk CC’s children’s services have seen a turna...

EUROPEAN UNION

Storm clouds gather over the sector

By Michael Burton | 16 January 2018

A wave of reports last month on the impact of Brexit on local government signals its rise on the ...

HEALTH

The fall of the tri-borough

By Dan Peters | 16 January 2018

Dan Peters looks back at the events leading to the collapse of the tri-borough and asks how the t...

FINANCE

'The finance system is broken beyond the next few years'

By Heather Jameson | 11 January 2018

With the provisional local government finance settlement published so late in the day before Chri...

FINANCE

A leap into the unknown

By Sam Clayden | 13 December 2017

Sam Clayden guides us through the biggest events of a tumultuous year.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

A response to the Industrial Strategy white paper

By Sam Clayden | 05 December 2017

Shaping the Industrial Strategy is among the most pressing challenges facing local authority lead...

FINANCE

Budget that gives no one any certainty

By Dan Corry | 29 November 2017

We don’t have a stable situation and things will have to change, writes Dan Corry, as he dissect...

FINANCE

Budget forecasting for public finances is hit and miss

By Michael Burton | 29 November 2017

One conclusion from covering many Budgets is that forecasting is more an art than a science, writ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

'The future is cities and local government'

By Sam Clayden | 22 November 2017

As local and national leaders from across the Commonwealth gather in Malta, Dr Greg Munro speaks...

COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK

Time for a shake-up in the counties?

By Tom Follett | 20 November 2017

Tom Follett argues a shake-up of local government in the counties if the sector is going to be ab...

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Service – Social Care

G15 £63,148 - £67,058 per annum

There is an exciting opportunity within Children Social Care to join the senior management team Apply for this job

Wrexham County Borough Council

Head of Service Social Work & Specialist Support

Grade M scp 60 £72,118 - scp 64 £77,293

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Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

Chief Executive Officer - Housing Delivery Shared Service

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