WHITEHALL

New burdens doctrine to continue

By Dan Peters | 15 February 2017

The new burdens doctrine will continue beyond 2020, the Government has confirmed.

FINANCE

How much will change under 100% business rate retention?

By Norma Atlay | 14 February 2017

Norma Atlay asks whether the new funding system for local government is a case of the emperor's n...

FINANCE

Blackpool's business loan fund increases to £100m

By Mark Conrad | 14 February 2017

Blackpool Council has significantly increased the value of its business loan fund to help local c...

BUSINESS

MPs say 'no' to rates levy spend for housing

By Mark Conrad | 14 February 2017

MPs have rejected calls to allow the infrastructure levy to be spent on housing under 100% busine...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Hodge denies pilot deal to drop tax referendum

By Sam Clayden | 14 February 2017

Surrey CC leader David Hodge has batted away claims his authority was offered a business rates pi...

WHITEHALL

Call for 'ability to pay' model

By Jamie Hailstone | 08 February 2017

Shadow local government minister Jim McMahon has called for a new model of council funding based ...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: 'It's make or break time' - annual finance survey

By Dan Peters | 08 February 2017

Results of the latest LGiU/The MJ annual finance survey lead to stark warnings on the fiscal futu...

BUSINESS

Charities probed over business rates avoidance

By Dan Peters | 08 February 2017

Five charities are being investigated for putting their funds at risk due to suspected business r...

FINANCE

'Incentivising growth' key to rates retention

By James Evison | 01 February 2017

The challenge of moving to 100% business rates retention will be how to incentive ‘all kinds of g...

FINANCE

Stymied by out-dated business rates

By Heather Jameson | 01 February 2017

Heather Jameson argues local government funding must move away from mechanisms of a bygone age.

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Head of Highways Delivery

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Assistant Director, Housing Improvement & Governance

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Highways Delivery

£68,428 - £72,831

Do you want to deliver highway and transport services and infrastructure to North Northamptonshire? Apply for this job

North Northamptonshire Council

Assistant Director, Housing Improvement & Governance

£90,510 - £105,618

We own and manage around 17,500 homes across the full range of types and tenures, which represents around a third of total households in the borough. Apply for this job

Hammersmith & Fulham London Borough Council

Service Manager - Street Scene Services

Grade 11, £54,628 to £59,825

As one of the largest employers in Sheffield, with over 7,000 employees Apply for this job

Sheffield City Council