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WHITEHALL
'Agree, or I'll set a plan,' says Clark
By Dan Peters | 27 January 2016
Communities secretary Greg Clark has urged the sector to strike an agreement on how business rate...
FINANCE
A call for clarity
By Heather Jameson | 19 January 2016
Heather Jameson analyses the fallout from the local government finance settlement consultation an...
FINANCE
Fears raised as uncertainty clouds funding settlement
By Dan Peters | 19 January 2016
Government plans to create financial certainty through a four-year funding settlement have been u...
FINANCE
Counting the pennies
By David Borrow | 19 January 2016
Cllr David Borrow reports back from conversations with Greg Clark and delivers CCN's list of dema...
WHITEHALL
Fury over Whitehall's failure to consult on funding formula
By Dan Peters | 19 January 2016
The Government’s ‘unprecedented’ decision not to carry out a technical consultation before this y...
WHITEHALL
MPs call for revamp of finance figures
By Jamie Hailstone | 18 January 2016
MPs have written to communities secretary Greg Clark to fight the case for county councils in the...
FINANCE
Tories fear financial threat of local-central 'disconnect'
By Dan Peters | 13 January 2016
Essex CC’s Tory leader has led the way for a potential Conservative local government revolt after...
FINANCE
Giving children a chance in straitened times
By Ian Hudspeth | 04 January 2016
Despite financial limitations in children’s services, counties are doing commendable work in stre...
FINANCE
Call for beefed up health and wellbeing boards
By Dan Peters | 23 December 2015
Health and wellbeing boards should be given the power to commission services, hold budgets and fo...
WHITEHALL
'Back door' shake-up fears
By Sam Clayden | 08 December 2015
The local government map could be ripped up after a last-minute amendment to the devolution Bill ...
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Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
Head of Early Years and Early Help
£90,126 - £98,319
Merton is an Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ authority—yet it is our ambition, our humility, and our drive to keep learning that truly define us. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Operations
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Strategy
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
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