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		<title>Denham calls for &#8221;more power for local councils&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://news.jobsgopublic.com/2009/07/03/denham-calls-for-more-power-for-local-councils/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those with local government jobs need to have more power to drive change in their community, if public confidence in the political process is to be restored, it has been claimed.
Speaking at a Local Government Association conference, communities secretary John Denham, states that many residents do not feel their views are being taken into account [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Third sector &#8221;needs to engage fully with LAA&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://news.jobsgopublic.com/2009/07/03/third-sector-needs-to-engage-fully-with-laa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although those working in the third sector believe local area agreements (LAA) can be useful, a new study shows they think they could be more effective.
Research carried out by the National Association for Voluntary and Community Action (NAVCA) reveals that while those with charity jobs were shown to generally be positive towards LAAs, they believe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LGA claims social workers &#8216;&#8217;should be proud of their work&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://news.jobsgopublic.com/2009/07/03/lga-claims-social-workers-should-be-proud-of-their-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:12:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new campaign has been launched aimed at improving the image of those with jobs in social work, it has emerged.
The Local Government Association (LGA) - as a part of its Respect and Protection initiative - is offering free posters to those working for local authorities which look to boost the respect that social workers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McGuinness &#8221;promises third sector assistance&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://news.jobsgopublic.com/2009/07/02/mcguinness-promises-third-sector-assistance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:09:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those with third sector jobs in Northern Ireland could be set to receive more assistance from the government, it has been revealed.
At a meeting organised by the Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action (NICVA), the organisation&#8217;&#8217;s chief executive Seamus McAleavey gave Martin McGuinness, deputy first minister of Northern Ireland, a brief presentation on how the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New council &#8221;must act quickly to tackle challenges&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://news.jobsgopublic.com/2009/07/02/new-council-must-act-quickly-to-tackle-challenges/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those working for a new unitary authority need to act quickly in tackling the range of economic and social problems facing the area, the Audit Commission suggests.
In the organisation&#8217;&#8217;s County Durham Sustainable Communities Report, those with public sector jobs at the recently-created Durham county council were urged to ensure a clear strategy of how local [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rochdale &#8221;making Supporting People improvements&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://news.jobsgopublic.com/2009/07/02/rochdale-making-supporting-people-improvements/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:17:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those working for a local authority in Greater Manchester are providing an improved service to residents, it has been reported.
In an Audit Commission inspection, Rochdale metropolitan borough council has been deemed as having &#34;excellent&#34; prospects for making further improvements to its Supporting People programme.
At present, the council&#8217;&#8217;s provision of the programme stands at &#34;fair&#34;, an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CAA &#8221;to get a friendly face&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://news.jobsgopublic.com/2009/07/01/caa-to-get-a-friendly-face/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:32:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) is to offer an easily-accessible public face when its first assessment results are launched later in the year, it has been revealed.
The service, which assesses local services offered by those with jobs in the public sector to help residents hold them to account, will have a new website designed to help [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Healey proposes council housing changes</title>
		<link>http://news.jobsgopublic.com/2009/07/01/healey-proposes-council-housing-changes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:18:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those with jobs in local government are set to be given more freedom in managing housing resources, it has been announced.
Housing minister John Healey has revealed his intentions to dissolve the Housing Revenue Subsidy System and replace it with a scheme that would allow local authorities to keep all of their rental income and make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Councils &#8221;need to help businesses in adversity&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://news.jobsgopublic.com/2009/06/30/councils-need-to-help-businesses-in-adversity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those working in local government are being urged to do more to improve the contribution that their own regulatory services make, it has been suggested.
In doing so, the Local Better Regulation Office (LBRO) states that councils can help to support their business communities during the ongoing economic crisis.
As such, it claims councils - in area [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NICVA calls for more BIG funding for charities</title>
		<link>http://news.jobsgopublic.com/2009/06/30/nicva-calls-for-more-big-funding-for-charities/</link>
		<comments>http://news.jobsgopublic.com/2009/06/30/nicva-calls-for-more-big-funding-for-charities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:16:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although moves by the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) will see those working in the third sector benefit from an increase in funding, more support is required, it has been claimed.
Commenting after BIG revealed last week that an additional &#163;43 million is set to be invested across the UK to tackle the long-term effects of the [...]]]></description>
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