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Call for fiscal devolution to be based on clear criteria

Call for fiscal devolution to be based on clear criteria

By Neil Merrick | 08 June 2026

Fiscal devolution must be based around local taxes or revenue rather than the existing grant syst...

O'Brien expected to be next chair of LGA

By Heather Jameson | 08 June 2026

Bury MBC leader Cllr Eamonn O’Brien is expected to take over as chair of the Local Government Ass...

Matthews named as CCN chair elect

By Dan Peters | 08 June 2026

The County Councils Network (CCN) has announced Lincolnshire CC leader Cllr Sean Matthews as its ...

Union raises alarm over bullying and harassment

By Neil Merrick | 08 June 2026

Social workers have raised the alarm over bullying or harassment as they struggle with funding sh...

Social housing waiting lists will take more than 100 years to clear

By William Eichler | 08 June 2026

England’s social housing waiting lists will take 119 years to clear at the current pace of houseb...

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Team Manager - Child Exploitation and Missing Team

Grade 13 SCP 44 £57,770

Are you passionate about making a difference to our citizens and the district that they reside in? Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Executive Director of Children’s Services (DCS)

£149,000 – £175,000

This is a defi ning leadership opportunity in a borough with real momentum Apply for this job

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

Director of Adults Commissioning and Provider Services

£100,731 - £104,625

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Trafford Council

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frederica-diamanta

Team Manager - Child Exploitation and Missing Team

Grade 13 SCP 44 £57,770

Are you passionate about making a difference to our citizens and the district that they reside in? Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Executive Director of Children’s Services (DCS)

£149,000 – £175,000

This is a defi ning leadership opportunity in a borough with real momentum Apply for this job

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

Director of Adults Commissioning and Provider Services

£100,731 - £104,625

To help us realise this vision, we are seeking an exceptional Director of Adults Commissioning and Provider Services Apply for this job

Trafford Council

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How we can sort out social care

'Adult social care leaders gathered at The King’s Fund charity to discuss the prospects for finally addressing the fundamental issues facing the sector ahead of the publication of Baroness Louise Casey’s initial report this year. Lee Peart reports.'

08 June 2026
Progress on neighbourhood health, but much more to do

Progress on neighbourhood health, but much more to do

'Greg Fell, president of the Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) and director of public health in Sheffield discusses how neighbourhood health can be effectively delivered within the context of public service reorganisation. Lee Peart reports.'

By Lee Peart | 04 June 2026
Improving health the natural way

Improving health the natural way

By Dave Skaith | 08 June 2026

The Natural Health Service for North Yorkshire shows devolved powers allow a practical and locall...

Practical steps to prevent poverty

By Claire Cameron | 28 May 2026

Clear lessons for local areas have emerged from a pilot study in east London to embed welfare and...

Prevention, neighbourhoods and the long game

By Ansaf Azhar | 28 May 2026

New evidence from Oxfordshire suggests this is not the moment to step back on health inequalities...

Innovation needs place leadership to deliver lasting growth

By Caroline Green | 08 June 2026

Transformational innovation can drive jobs and prosperity, but only if councils create the condit...

Government must invest in sector's capacity and agency

By Mo Baines | 08 June 2026

Mo Baines argues that councils’ crucial role as convenors of economic stakeholders and partnershi...

Unai Emery's brilliance provides a great blueprint for local government finance leaders

By Rob Powell | 05 June 2026

Rob Powell says local government finance leaders have much to learn from Aston Villa's manager Un...

Progress on neighbourhood health, but much more to do

By Lee Peart | 04 June 2026

Greg Fell, president of the Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) and director of publ...