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FINANCE
EXCLUSIVE: VOA seeking to catch up with banding backlog
By Dan Peters | 26 February 2026
The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has injected extra resources to ‘prioritise banding new propert...
FINANCE
The job of delivering a more sustainable council finance system is far from over
By Paul Honeyben | 26 February 2026
The task of delivering a more sustainable local government finance system is – at best – only ha...
REORGANISATION
LGR's four phases of financial alignment
By Emily Douglin | 25 February 2026
Emily Douglin looks at the key considerations when combining local government financial systems.
FINANCE
Local government finance settlement leaves sector divided
By Martin Ford | 17 February 2026
The most controversial local government finance settlement for years has divided the sector. Mart...
FINANCE
The recovery continues
By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 16 February 2026
Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton says the local government finance settlement is key to delivering faire...
FINANCE
Exceptional financial support transparency call
By Dan Peters | 10 February 2026
The Conservative opposition leader of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council has calle...
FINANCE
Reform UK budget defeated
By Dan Peters | 06 February 2026
A budget proposing a 3.89% council tax increase by Warwickshire CC’s minority Reform UK administr...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Cross-party talks after Bedford budget rejected
By Dan Peters | 05 February 2026
The leader of Bedford BC’s Conservative minority administration has pledged to ‘keep working with...
FINANCE
District councils propose council tax freeze
By Martin Ford | 02 February 2026
Lincoln City Council is the latest to join a small band of councils proposing a freeze on council...
PAY
Pay dilemma could push councils over precipice
By Heather Jameson | 29 January 2026
Heather Jameson says that whatever the outcome of the pay negotiations with local government, und...
Assistant Director People Commissioning
£99,433 to £112,411
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
Strategic Director Environment
£159,862 to £167,495
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Strategic Director Adult Social Care and Health
£159,862 to £167,495
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- Essex threatens legal action over reorganisation
- Bringing skills from the private sector into a council isn't simply a career shift
- Council workers offered 3.3% pay rise in 'full and final' deal
- Final reorganisation decisions for four priority areas announced
- Regions facing grant cut as fiscal overhaul takes shape
Assistant Director People Commissioning
£99,433 to £112,411
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
Strategic Director Environment
£159,862 to £167,495
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
Strategic Director Adult Social Care and Health
£159,862 to £167,495
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
- Essex threatens legal action over reorganisation
- Bringing skills from the private sector into a council isn't simply a career shift
- Council workers offered 3.3% pay rise in 'full and final' deal
- Final reorganisation decisions for four priority areas announced
- Regions facing grant cut as fiscal overhaul takes shape
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