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CHILDREN'S SERVICES

An alternative commissioning model

By Andrew Rome | 31 January 2018

High cost residential care for children is a major source of financial difficulties for local aut...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Rotherham: a place that needed good news

By Heather Jameson | 29 January 2018

Rotherham MBC has finally achieved a positive Ofsted rating. The council is now trying to turn ar...

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...

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Assistant Chief Executive

UP TO £190,000

We are seeking a strategic and forward-thinking leader who can bring together HR, Legal, Strategy, Digital and Communications Apply for this job

Enfield London Borough Council

Executive Director of Environment and Place

UP TO £190,000

We are seeking a strategic and forward-thinking leader who can bring together HR, Legal, Strategy, Digital and Communications Apply for this job

Enfield London Borough Council

Director of Children’s Services

£136,250 to £155,439 per annum

You will lead across education, SEND, safeguarding and early help, while helping drive wider organisational transformation and financial resilience. Apply for this job

North Somerset Council

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frederica-diamanta

Assistant Chief Executive

UP TO £190,000

We are seeking a strategic and forward-thinking leader who can bring together HR, Legal, Strategy, Digital and Communications Apply for this job

Enfield London Borough Council

Executive Director of Environment and Place

UP TO £190,000

We are seeking a strategic and forward-thinking leader who can bring together HR, Legal, Strategy, Digital and Communications Apply for this job

Enfield London Borough Council

Director of Children’s Services

£136,250 to £155,439 per annum

You will lead across education, SEND, safeguarding and early help, while helping drive wider organisational transformation and financial resilience. Apply for this job

North Somerset Council

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