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WHITEHALL

SOLACE Summit: Rates reforms could put sector in 'straitjacket'

By Dan Peters | 08 October 2015

The Society of Local Authority Chief Executive’s finance policy spokesman has suggested chancello...

WHITEHALL

SOLACE Summit: £11bn of extra responsibilities for councils

By Dan Peters | 07 October 2015

Local government will have to take on £11bn of additional responsibilities from Whitehall in retu...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Rates revolution

By Heather Jameson | 06 October 2015

Plans to return 100% of business rates to local government are ‘little more than a back of the en...

HEALTH

Council seeks NHS help with rates review

06 October 2015

A council hit by a change to how much medical centres have to pay in business rates has asked for...

WHITEHALL

The sector welcomes business rate announcement

By Heather Jameson | 05 October 2015

The local government sector has welcomed the return of business rates to local control – but with...

FINANCE

Osborne gives councils business rates - but plans to take grant

By Heather Jameson | 05 October 2015

Chancellor George Osborne has announced plans to hand business rates over to local authority cont...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Trickett: Devolution tied to spending cuts doesn't work

By Dan Peters | 15 September 2015

The new shadow communities secretary Jon Trickett has argued that ‘devolution tied to spending cu...

WHITEHALL

Capital's prosperity dependent on devolution

By Dan Peters | 10 September 2015

London’s future prosperity depends on more powers being devolved to the boroughs, mayor and assem...

BUSINESS

West Somerset 'teetering on the edge'

By Thomas Bridge | 09 September 2015

A council on the road to recovery after being deemed ‘not viable’ by the Local Government Associa...

FINANCE

Savings plans to be ripped up

By Dan Peters | 07 September 2015

Councils are being forced to change their savings plans as their funding predictions change and s...

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Counter Fraud and Trading Standards Manager

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frederica-diamanta

Counter Fraud and Trading Standards Manager

£62,766 - £69,984

Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Apply for this job

Barnet London Borough Council

Director of Housing

Competitive

Lead a housing service through regulatory scrutiny, cultural change, and operational complexity. Apply for this job

Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils

Assistant Director Children’s Partnerships and Sufficiency

£100,545 to £111,533 plus relocation support  

North Yorkshire is England’s largest county and a beautiful, vibrant place to live and work. Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council

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