FINANCE

CIPFA demands Barnett formula review

By Dan Peters | 28 November 2014

The Chartered Institute for Public Finance and Accountancy’s (CIPFA) chief executive has demanded...

FINANCE

Welsh shake-up may cost more than it saves

By Jamie Hailstone | 25 November 2014

Finance chiefs have warned that the Welsh Government’s plan for voluntary local government reorga...

FINANCE

Crisis commissioners?

By Stephen Hughes | 21 November 2014

The recent Tower Hamlets intervention underlines the importance of statutory officer posts and re...

WHITEHALL

'This is no way to run public finances'

By Heather Jameson | 04 November 2014

National politicians should ‘come clean’ about cuts in the run up to the General Election or they...

FINANCE

Manchester leads on devolution – but where is the cash?

By Heather Jameson | 04 November 2014

Champions of fiscal freedom would be hard pressed to see too much to cheer in chancellor George O...

FINANCE

Challenging for independence

By Peter Stuart | 04 November 2014

District treasurers should respond to the Commission on Local Government Finance by striving to a...

WHITEHALL

DfE 'failed to establish councils' school spending responsibilities'

By Jonathan Werran | 04 November 2014

The Department for Education (DfE) has failed to clearly set out what roles and responsibilities ...

FINANCE

Exclusive: Stark warning issued over 'broken' finances

By Heather Jameson | 28 October 2014

Local government is facing the ‘last throw of the dice’ for reforming its finance system, accordi...

FINANCE

The last throw of the dice

By Heather Jameson | 27 October 2014

As the Independent Commission on Local Government Finance publishes its interim report, chair of ...

FINANCE

Fraud and errors cost housing benefit £1.4bn

By Jonathan Werran | 21 October 2014

The viability of the housing system is being put into question through increasing reliance by eve...

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Assistant Director Democracy, Information and Elections

£78,000 - £84,000

Reporting to the General Counsel, you will be a Deputy Monitoring Officer who will lead and develop democratic services... Apply for this job

Sheffield City Council

Social Care Assessment & Reablement Manager (STAR)

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Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Strategic Director Finance (deputy s.151)

£113,431 to £125,279

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Nottingham City Council

frederica-diamanta

Assistant Director Democracy, Information and Elections

£78,000 - £84,000

Reporting to the General Counsel, you will be a Deputy Monitoring Officer who will lead and develop democratic services... Apply for this job

Sheffield City Council

Social Care Assessment & Reablement Manager (STAR)

Band I, SCP 44 - 47 (£53,885 - £57,195) per annum

Are you passionate about delivering high-quality reablement and support for service users to live independently? Apply for this job

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Strategic Director Finance (deputy s.151)

£113,431 to £125,279

We’ve made a promising start, with the Commissioners’ report last summer recognising our substantial progress. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council