LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

EXCLUSIVE: Axe fears over top-slice

By Dan Peters | 10 December 2014

The future of sector-led improvement hangs in the balance with fears that Whitehall’s grant to th...

FINANCE

A small victory

By Cllr David Sparks | 08 December 2014

The Autumn Statement spared local government from worse cuts and the sector won three lobbying vi...

FINANCE

A job half done and a truth half told

By Rob Whiteman | 08 December 2014

Chief executive officer of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, Rob Whitema...

FINANCE

Ministers signpost fifth year of council tax freeze

By Jonathan Werran | 08 December 2014

Communities secretary Eric Pickles is set to offer local authorities cash to freeze council tax l...

BUSINESS

We are in a financial straitjacket and it will only get tighter

By Graeme McDonald | 05 December 2014

Director of the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives, Graeme McDonald, on the realities of...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

A worrying trend towards self-sufficiency

By Frances Foster | 05 December 2014

Treasurer of the Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities, Frances Foster, on the unfairne...

FINANCE

'Colossal' local government spending cuts to come

By Jonathan Werran | 04 December 2014

Unprotected areas of public spending – including local government budgets - face ‘cuts on a colo...

FINANCE

Risks of retrenchment

By Andrew Jepp | 04 December 2014

The big risk to local government is that as cutbacks reduce services further, they expose themsel...

FINANCE

A glance at the small print

By Michael Burton | 04 December 2014

Michael Burton scrutinises the Treasury documents accompanying yesterday's Autumn Statement to se...

WHITEHALL

Divided devolution

By Sir Merrick Cockell | 04 December 2014

Sir Merrick Cockell says the chancellor's warm words for local government in the Autumn Statement...

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frederica-diamanta

Commissioner for Victims and Survivors

£79,237 to £88,908 per annum).

The Executive Office is seeking to appoint a Commissioner for Victims and Survivors. Apply for this job

The Executive Office

Director of Housing Services

£120,801 market supplement possible for exceptional candidates

The spotlight on LA housing has never been sharper. Apply for this job

Sheffield City Council

Medical Officer of Health

Approximately USD $140,000

Peel Region serves more than 1.5 million residents... Apply for this job

Regional Municipality of Peel