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WHITEHALL

Levelling up will take years, IFS warns

By Michael Burton | 01 February 2022

An updated funding formula and a revalued and reformed council tax will be key early tests of the...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Difficult decisions lie ahead for counties

By Nicola Beach | 26 January 2022

County Councils Network analysis projects that even with the extra funding secured by the sector,...

FINANCE

Tax reforms offer solutions to finance flaws - report

By Martin Ford | 14 January 2022

Changes to the current system could resolve issues around sufficiency and unfairness, and support...

FINANCE

Will this year see lift-off for local government?

By Heather Jameson | 11 January 2022

If Mr Gove is to deliver the aims of levelling up, to strengthen local leadership, boost civic pr...

FINANCE

Balancing the books in an uncertain world

By Richard Ambrose | 10 January 2022

The need to take difficult decisions and prudent financial management underpin Buckinghamshire Co...

ENVIRONMENT

The problems with the finance settlement

By Ian Miller | 17 December 2021

Ian Miller examines the risks and uncertainties for districts in the provisional settlement, and ...

FINANCE

Gove unveils £54bn finance settlement

By Martin Ford | 16 December 2021

The provisional local government finance settlement for 2022-23 represents an additional 4% incre...

FINANCE

Welcome words on business rates should be backed up in settlement

By Sir Stephen Houghton | 14 December 2021

The secretary of state now has a real opportunity to improve matters by introducing a business ra...

COUNCIL TAX

The Government should push on fast with reorganisation

By Ben Page | 13 December 2021

Anyone looking at bold plans for the future should bite the bullet on reorganisation and get it d...

HEALTH

Scottish ministers defend Budget impact on councils

By Mark Conrad | 10 December 2021

Scottish Government ministers have defended the impact of country’s Budget on councils amid warni...

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frederica-diamanta

Chief Executive

£188,227

Cumberland is a special place Apply for this job

Cumberland Council

Head of Operational Services

Head of Operational Services

South Derbyshire District Council is seeking an ambitious and commercially minded Head of Operational Services Apply for this job

South Derbyshire District Council

Service Director – Property and Business Support Services

£86,955 – £94,552 per annum

You’ll have a rare opportunity to influence how an entire council uses its assets Apply for this job

South Gloucestershire Council

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