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FINANCE
A letter to the new PM
By Steve Leach | 11 June 2024
Steve Leach and Colin Copus write to the next Prime Minister with ideas for strengthening local g...
BUSINESS
Welsh editors in warning over council tax notice law
By Emily Twinch | 11 June 2024
Editors in Wales have issued a warning over the Welsh Government’s plans to stop council tax noti...
FINANCE
Hunt rules out 'expensive' council tax revaluation
By William Eichler | 06 June 2024
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has pledged that if elected a Conservative government would not undertake ...
PLANNING
Truths and consequences behind LURA
By Martin Ford | 21 May 2024
The Levelling Up and Regeneration Act finally made it into the statute book, but a raft of big ti...
FINANCE
Wales pushes back council tax reform
By Martin Ford | 15 May 2024
Council tax reforms will not come into force until 2028, the Welsh Government has announced.
FINANCE
Election timetable means councils face race against time
By Mark Conrad | 03 May 2024
Councils’ next finance settlement may have to be announced before a Spending Review amid ‘extreme...
FINANCE
districtview
By Ian Miller | 30 April 2024
Perhaps the sector would benefit from clear KPIs for the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and...
FINANCE
Scottish councils' debt is one-and-a-half times funding
By Ellie Ames | 08 April 2024
The debt of councils in Scotland is more than one-and-a-half times the latest local government fu...
COUNCIL TAX
Let's restart the housing debate
By Cllr Lorna Fielker | 03 April 2024
Key Cities’ manifesto details nine policy recommendations to help councils address the housing sh...
FINANCE
Local government: One sector ready for the challenge
By Tracy Bingham | 02 April 2024
While there’s still so much uncertainty around local government, it is positive to be thinking ah...
Director of Adult Social Care (DASS)
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Director of Adult Social Care (DASS)
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, innovative council where Adult Social Care is central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Education & Skills
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, high-performing council where education, inclusion and skills are central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Prosperity and Investment
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious council delivering growth, regeneration and investment at scale. Apply for this job
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