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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...
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
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.
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
Assessing the state of the state
By Jo Miller | 01 February 2017
Jo Miller says local government must avoid the 'I'm alright Jack' attitude if we are going to rea...
FINANCE
Time to look at different devolution models
By Peter Moore | 01 February 2017
Unfair funding anomalies will continue to grow unless there is a stepped change, writes Pete Moore.
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Brexit 'must work for councils'
By Mark Conrad | 01 February 2017
Prime minister Theresa May’s Brexit negotiations must secure beneficial access to the European Un...
WHITEHALL
Government climbdown possible over revaluation
By Dan Peters | 24 January 2017
The Government has cooled on its wish to move from five-yearly to three-yearly business rate reva...
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Head of Change
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Southwark is delivering an ambitious transformation programme to improve services and deliver financial sustainability. Apply for this job
Head of Data, Performance and Insight
£69,537 - £86,766 per year
Southwark is strengthening how it uses data, insight and performance information to support better decision-making and improve outcomes for residents. Apply for this job
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