FINANCE

Surge in number of council tax fraud cases

By Martin Ford | 18 November 2019

The number of council tax fraud cases uncovered by local authorities increased by a fifth over th...

FINANCE

Just a lull in the funding storm?

By David Phillips | 13 November 2019

David Phillips examines the choices the next Government will face, including whether (and how muc...

SOCIAL CARE

How are we going to make spending vows a reality?

By Heather Jameson | 13 November 2019

As the main political parties toss around their policy promises and spending pledges, they face a...

BUSINESS

IFS research claims councils need billions more in funding

By Heather Jameson | 10 November 2019

Councils will need billions of extra pounds worth of funding in the next parliament if they are t...

HOUSING

Seven Ways to 'Fix' £billions of Government Grant Money

By Graham Chapman | 01 November 2019

Over eight years the local government funding formula has shifted money from poor to rich, from N...

FINANCE

Rich residents choose to help rough sleepers

By Dan Peters | 30 October 2019

The first local authority in the country to allow its richest residents to pay extra council tax ...

FINANCE

What will it take to bite the bullet on finance?

By Heather Jameson | 29 October 2019

A new report has called for a 'levelling up' - not just of devo deals, but a rebalancing of the ...

COUNCIL TAX

Easy come, easy go

15 October 2019

Perhaps it was all the fives involved that saw Fife Council deposit nearly £300,000 too much into...

FINANCE

What does our sector want?

By Heather Jameson | 15 October 2019

It seems the appetite for localism and fiscal devolution is outweighed by fears the burden of car...

FINANCE

It's a fiscal drag

By Jonathan Werran | 15 October 2019

If we are ever going to unlock the benefits and freedoms that fiscal devolution could engender in...

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Housing Assurance Service Manager

£55,675 - £56,649

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Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Director of Planning and Economy

£104,464 (plus generous pension and benefits)

Southend-on-Sea is one of the UK’s newest cities, and this is a fascinating time to join us as we shape our future. Apply for this job

Southend-on-Sea City Council

Team Manager & Senior Lawyer - Commercial & Contracts

£55,997- £63,189 per annum

Warwickshire Legal Services is growing. Apply for this job

Warwickshire County Council