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EDUCATION
Scottish care kids failing to attend school
By Neil Merrick | 27 August 2025
An increasing proportion of children in local authority care in Scotland are failing to attend sc...
FINANCE
Town halls forced to sell community assets as debts mount
By William Eichler | 26 August 2025
Local authorities across the UK are selling off public assets – such as schools and care homes – ...
FINANCE
Scottish Borders props up leisure services provider
By Martin Ford | 22 August 2025
Scottish Borders Council has agreed to provide a £1m loan to its leisure services provider as it ...
INNOVATION
Council buys rail transport operator
By Dan Peters | 22 August 2025
Dudley Council has bought the operators of Coventry’s fledgling rail transport system.
POLITICS
Kent reassurance after staff DOGE concerns
By Dan Peters | 22 August 2025
Reform-run Kent CC (KCC) has reassured employees that any decisions to share data with the party’...
FINANCE
Cuts have hit council financial information, report finds
By Neil Merrick | 22 August 2025
Councillors and members of the public are not being presented with accurate or easy to understand...
FINANCE
Calls for fair funding tax flexibility
By Martin Ford | 22 August 2025
The Government has been urged to lift the council tax referendum limit to help local authorities ...
FINANCE
Council warns of 'most severe' budget to date
By Izzy Lepone | 21 August 2025
North Yorkshire Council has revealed it could be encountering its ‘most severe’ budget round yet.
HOUSING
Council home sell-offs to outpace new builds eightfold
By William Eichler | 21 August 2025
Local authorities in England are to lose more than eight times as many council homes in 2025-26 a...
PLANNING
'Quiet majority' favour local development
By Martin Ford | 21 August 2025
Councils have been urged to consult more widely on planning applications after newly-published re...
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Assistant Director of Family Services & Strategic Partnerships
£97,632 - £108,033
Creating Brighter Futures – Where Leadership Sparks Magic Apply for this job
Assistant Director – Education, SEND and Inclusion
£97,632 - £108,033
Creating Brighter Futures – Where Leadership Sparks Magic Apply for this job
Director of Public Health
£123,000 - £139,000 plus up to £10,000 relocation expenses
Your opportunity to make a huge impact. Apply for this job
- Professional body for monitoring officers to be launched this month
- LGR: Scrutinising Surrey and beyond
- Derbyshire CC backs single county unitary
- Reform UK-led council proposes shifting staff of new unitary to 'standard' 37-hour week
- The new leader of the County Councils' Network sets out his vision
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