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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

A new hope for children's services?

By Dan Peters | 13 September 2017

At a crucial and at times troubling period for children’s services, and with new Ofsted leadershi...

FINANCE

Will 100% business rates deliver benefits?

By Michael Burton | 13 September 2017

Fresh analysis questions whether 100% business rates retention would actually benefit councils. M...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

What went wrong in Rotherham

By Sam Clayden | 12 September 2017

Sam Clayden analyses the findings of six independent investigations delving into alleged failures...

FINANCE

Tax receipts flatter July's budget figures

By Michael Burton | 06 September 2017

There was good news for July’s public finance figures but the long-term picture remains delicate,...

FINANCE

Sector told to boost reserves

By Sam Clayden | 06 September 2017

Local authorities are increasingly dipping into their reserves to plug funding gaps – something t...

COMMUNICATIONS

Lamenting the loss of local news

By Sam Clayden | 30 August 2017

Sam Clayden looks at last week’s London Assembly report on the decline of local media, and below ...

DCLG

Make or break for Taunton Deane and West Somerset

By Sam Clayden | 30 August 2017

Taunton Deane BC and West Somerset DC are still waiting for the green light on their proposals t...

FINANCE

The children below the threshold

By Sam Clayden | 14 August 2017

A new Action for Children report warns of a worrying trend that could be leaving as many as 140,0...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Connecting communities with their local authority

By Dan Peters | 09 August 2017

Dan Peters reports from a round table held at this year’s Local Government Association conference...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Authorities join the jobs rush

By Sam Clayden | 09 August 2017

Little indicates a sector reacting to a changing world like the emergence of exciting new job rol...

frederica-diamanta

Director - Corporate Services

£93,688 - £100,549 per annum

Develop your career with a forward-thinking authority based in an attractive part of South Devon. Apply for this job

Teignbridge District Council

Chief Executive

Up to £234,171

This is a rare opportunity to lead a council with both strength and ambition at a time of change. Apply for this job

Leicestershire County Council

Director of Adults and Integrated Commissioning

up to £129,530 per annum

A career-defining role at the heart of adult social care transformation. Apply for this job

Kent County Council

frederica-diamanta

Director - Corporate Services

£93,688 - £100,549 per annum

Develop your career with a forward-thinking authority based in an attractive part of South Devon. Apply for this job

Teignbridge District Council

Chief Executive

Up to £234,171

This is a rare opportunity to lead a council with both strength and ambition at a time of change. Apply for this job

Leicestershire County Council

Director of Adults and Integrated Commissioning

up to £129,530 per annum

A career-defining role at the heart of adult social care transformation. Apply for this job

Kent County Council