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FAIR FUNDING
Fears fair funding could trigger section 114 notices
By Martin Ford | 07 August 2025
Fears councils may be forced into issuing section 114 notices by the fair funding review have bee...
REORGANISATION
Reform council asks officers to look at single Kent unitary
By Dan Peters | 29 July 2025
Kent CC’s Reform UK leader has asked officers to draw up a detailed options appraisal for a singl...
FINANCE
Fair Funding Review 2.0: Transitional arrangements will be critical
By Tracy Bingham | 29 July 2025
Some councils may have reserves to support fair funding transition, but this is not sustainable l...
FINANCE
Let the electorate decide what they are willing to pay for
By Heather Jameson | 24 July 2025
'Fiscal devolution – particularly for council tax – has a lot going for it', says Heather Jameson.
FINANCE
Central government must ease its grip
By Florence Eshalomi | 23 July 2025
Councils must have more power to control their own affairs - accountable not to Westminster in th...
COUNCIL TAX
Labour must bite the bullet on a property tax
By Ben Page | 22 July 2025
Ben Page says that for years, politicians have shied away from the challenge of council tax refor...
FINANCE
Fair funding finally within sight
By Sir Stephen Houghton | 11 July 2025
Full council tax equalisation will have a huge impact for the most deprived areas, but for the se...
FUNDING
London to be 'short-changed' by funding review
By Martin Ford | 09 July 2025
Inner London boroughs could see their funding slashed by more than a quarter as a result of the f...
FINANCE
Relieving the pressure on public finances
By Piali Das Gupta | 03 July 2025
Local government must be properly resourced for any new duties it is tasked with, writes Piali Da...
FINANCE
Grant funding's phase-in
By Ann McGauran | 02 July 2025
The fair funding review 2.0 has landed, but will it put the whole of a beleaguered sector onto a ...
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Engineering Team Manager (Transportation)
£53,460 - £56,732
Premium jobLead the way. Shape Calderdale’s transport future. Apply for this job
Programme Director (LGR Transition)
£121k – £134k (fixed term 2 years with option to extend)
Hertfordshire is embarking on one of the most significant transformations in its public services for a generation. Apply for this job
Lead Technical Architect
£51,356 - £55,539 per annum
Are you ready to step into a pivotal leadership role where your vision will define the future of the council’s entire technology landscape? Apply for this job
- Epping Forest ends legal fight over asylum hotel
- Recruitment challenges restricting pace of Sandwell improvement, peers find
- Future Forum: Councils must put 'rules and tools' in place ahead of political change
- Future Forum: Reorganisation threat to transformation
- EXCLUSIVE: LGA reduces transparency of key meeting
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