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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...

SOCIAL CARE

Queen's speech: Social care White Paper to be published

By Paul Marinko | 14 October 2019

The Government has promised to finally bring forward proposals to reform adult social care and wi...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

COSLA conference: Ex-minister hints at council tax cap relaxation

By Dan Peters | 11 October 2019

A former SNP minister has suggested there could be a relaxation of the cap on council tax.

HOUSING

Spending Round still leaves uncertainties

By Ian Miller | 09 October 2019

The proposed threshold of 2% for referenda on 'excessive' council tax increases is a retrograde s...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Consultation opens on local government finance settlement

By Martin Ford | 04 October 2019

Consultation on the local government finance settlement for 2020/21 has been opened by the Minist...

COUNCIL TAX

Council to consider name change to cut 'confusion'

By Martin Ford | 20 September 2019

Members of Babergh DC will be asked to change the council’s name next month because people strugg...

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frederica-diamanta

Executive Director – Community Health, Wellbeing & Prevention (DASS)

£160,000

Southampton is a bold, diverse and fast-changing city. Apply for this job

Southampton City Council

Principal Lawyer - Contracts and Commercial

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Do you want to make a difference to local people? Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Practice Supervisor - Integrated Front Door

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Are you an effective and decisive leader? Apply for this job

North East Lincolnshire Council