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NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE

It makes good sense to diversify income

By Simone Hines | 02 June 2020

Some of the commentary on commerciality implies councils are going into these investments reckles...

FINANCE

Council to furlough 300 staff

By Martin Ford | 29 May 2020

Chelmsford City Council is to furlough hundreds of culture and leisure services employees as coro...

FINANCE

Is commercial property one risk too far?

By Aileen Murphie | 27 May 2020

Councils with commercial property portfolios financed by borrowing could face additional challeng...

BUSINESS

Council pension funds to 'double down' on corporate governance

By Dan Peters | 21 May 2020

Council pension fund investors have vowed to ‘double down’ on demanding the highest standards of ...

WHITEHALL

Government to review commercial investment data

By Dan Peters | 21 May 2020

The Government will review the data it collects on commercial investments by councils after it wa...

FINANCE

Councils call for £5bn 'income guarantee'

By Laura Sharman | 18 May 2020

England's largest councils are calling on the Government to provide a £5bn 'income guarantee to a...

WHITEHALL

Treasury criticised for 'attack' on council sovereignty

By Dan Peters | 12 May 2020

A Treasury crackdown on local authorities using cheap finance to buy commercial property for rent...

BUSINESS

Warning over coronavirus and commercial investment cocktail

By Dan Peters | 11 May 2020

Worried finance chiefs have warned some councils that invested in commercial property have been p...

LEGAL

The property problem

By Lucy Woods | 06 May 2020

Lucy Woods advises a ‘pragmatic and sensible’ approach to managing the recommendations due to eme...

WHITEHALL

Jenrick: Government will not pick up the bill for everything

By Dan Peters | 04 May 2020

Communities secretary Robert Jenrick has warned the sector that the Government will not pick up t...

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Assistant Director, Education, Aspirations and Achievement

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Hartlepool Borough Council

Assistant Director, Children and Families

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Director of Assets, Environment and Economy

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frederica-diamanta

Assistant Director, Education, Aspirations and Achievement

up to £105,680

Lead change. Raise aspirations. Shape futures. Apply for this job

Hartlepool Borough Council

Assistant Director, Children and Families

up to £105,680

Every child deserves the best possible start in life. Apply for this job

Hartlepool Borough Council

Director of Assets, Environment and Economy

Up to £109,000

At Nottinghamshire County Council, we’re more than an organisation, we’re a community, inside and out. Apply for this job

Nottinghamshire County Council

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