Gary Porter


Brokenshire moves to boost local government accountability 09/05/2019 Brokenshire moves to impose fresh conditions on ‘top slice’ cash
Crunch time for municipal bonds 23/08/2018 The struggling Municipal Bonds Agency has pleaded for councils to ‘pull behind us’ amid warnings it could run out of money before issuing a bond.
IFS implores action over growing social care funding chasm 20/03/2018 The Government will need to scrap its funding reforms, significantly boost top-ups or centralise care if it is to plug the social care funding gap, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has warned today.
EXCLUSIVE: Finance settlement 'shambles' after provisional data wrong 18/01/2018 The local government finance settlement has descended into a shambles after it emerged allocations in the provisional document were wrong, The MJ can exclusively reveal.
Social care funding plea amid NHS crisis 04/01/2018 Social care directors have warned delays to operations and hospital admissions will continue without a long-term sustainable funding solution for their sector.

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Head of HR/OD

£60,000 circa

The role will involve working closely with the Senior Leadership Team and Chief Executive to lead our People Strategy and... Ipswich, Suffolk

Recuriter: Babergh & Mid Suffolk

Senior Systems Officer Case Management - Northallerton

£32,029 - £34,788 per annum

Do you put quality of service and customer care at the heart of what your team delivers? Northallerton, North Yorkshire

Recuriter: North Yorkshire County Council

Residential Assistant - Magdalen Close

£17675 - £20200 per annum

This is a part time role for 30 hours a week and these hours can be worked across day or night shifts for which the appropriate FRA will be applied. E England, Essex, Clacton-On-Sea

Recuriter: Essex County Council

Senior Commissioning Officer - Commissioning Delivery Team

£30300 - £34340 per annum

Essex County Council (ECC) is one of the largest and most dynamic local authorities in the UK, serving a population of 2 million residents, and has a England, Essex, Chelmsford

Recuriter: Essex County Council

Registration Officer

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth

£25,327 - £36,036 depending on skills

Are you seeking working arrangements that enhance your work-life balance? London (Greater)

Recuriter: London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth

Local Government News

This issue of Local Government News explores how councils can tackle modern slavery and trafficking in their supply chains, finds out more about Cambridge's first cohousing scheme and the launch of a new project to build a shared service pattern library for local government.

This issue also contains a special focus on children's services and how councils are protecting children following local safeguarding children boards being abolished.