Title
PLANNING
Targeting future opportunities
By Ben Page | 27 June 2022
LGA conference plenary speaker Ben Page looks at the challenges and opportunities for councils in...
COUNCIL TAX
Ministers must stop flip-flopping over commercial deals
By Heather Jameson | 25 May 2022
Heather Jameson says ministers should 'stop the policy flip-flop over commercialisation – choose ...
COUNCIL TAX
Regulator finds 'competition concerns' with Veolia and Suez merger
By William Eichler | 20 May 2022
A merger of the waste management firms Veolia and Suez could lead to a loss of competition and an...
FINANCE
Councils apologise for rebate errors
By Martin Ford | 04 May 2022
Swale BC has apologised for taking money out of the accounts of direct debit holders while Leeds ...
COUNCIL TAX
Councils need radical thinking at a time of crisis
By Professor Richard Murphy | 12 April 2022
Professor Richard Murphy says councils need to cooperate to tackle the multiple crises faced by c...
COUNCIL TAX
Cost of living crisis risks leaving levelling up 'dead on arrival'
By William Eichler | 07 April 2022
The Government’s levelling up agenda could be undermined by a deepening North-South divide exacer...
FINANCE
Councils take up care precept to boost income
By Heather Jameson | 31 March 2022
Almost all eligible councils are set to raise the adult social care precept on their council tax ...
FINANCE
Government needs to 'get a grip' on council tax rebate, says Betts
By Heather Jameson | 29 March 2022
The Government needs to ‘get a grip’ on the council tax rebate scheme, the chair of the levelling...
FINANCE
1.3m families to miss out on council tax rebate
By Chris Mahony | 28 March 2022
Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) figures suggest that around 1.3m families risk missing out...
COUNCIL TAX
Sunak's statement misses the mark for the most vulnerable
By Joanne Pitt | 25 March 2022
The Government has made this mini budget more about political gestures than effecting real change...
Director of Digital, Data and Technology
£139,000 per annum
Shape the future of a digitally enabled borough Apply for this job
Director of Adult Social Care Commissioning
£130,000 per annum
Transforming outcomes through integrated commissioning Apply for this job
Director of Adult Social Care
£145,000 per annum
Leading innovative, strengths-based social care that enables residents to live fulfilling and independent lives Apply for this job
- April 2029 vesting day for all areas as ministers recommit to reorganisation
- Budget 2026: Fiscal Devolution Roadmap published and new mayors announced
- Budget 2026: High streets to benefit from greater business rates relief
- Budget 2026: Chancellor confirms £285m Good Growth funding
- Budget 2026: Healey's first Budget delivers fiscal devo vision
Director of Digital, Data and Technology
£139,000 per annum
Shape the future of a digitally enabled borough Apply for this job
Director of Adult Social Care Commissioning
£130,000 per annum
Transforming outcomes through integrated commissioning Apply for this job
Director of Adult Social Care
£145,000 per annum
Leading innovative, strengths-based social care that enables residents to live fulfilling and independent lives Apply for this job
- April 2029 vesting day for all areas as ministers recommit to reorganisation
- Budget 2026: Fiscal Devolution Roadmap published and new mayors announced
- Budget 2026: High streets to benefit from greater business rates relief
- Budget 2026: Chancellor confirms £285m Good Growth funding
- Budget 2026: Healey's first Budget delivers fiscal devo vision
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