FINANCE

Porter: Rates retention will end in tears

By Dan Peters | 05 January 2017

The move to 100% business rates retention will ‘end in tears,’ the chairman of the Local Governme...

FINANCE

Javid announces £7bn affordable housing fund

By Laura Sharman | 05 January 2017

The communities secretary has announced that housing providers will now be able to apply for a sh...

FINANCE

Regenerating rundown communities

By Colin Crooks | 03 January 2017

The Government's plan to invest in rundown estates provides a prime opportunity for councils to i...

WHITEHALL

PAC: Government overstated Troubled Families effectiveness

By William Eichler | 20 December 2016

The Government has ‘overstated’ the effectiveness of its Troubled Families programme and been ‘ev...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

MPs raise concerns over devolution

By William Eichler | 19 December 2016

The Government has failed to clearly define its objectives for devolution in England and must imp...

DCLG

Rebel councils stand firm in face of DCLG crackdown

By James Evison | 16 December 2016

Three rebel local authorities flouting the Department for Communities and Local Government’s (DCL...

HEALTH

'Whitehall's failure to end trusts' charity claims wastes cash and harms health'

By Sam Clayden | 13 December 2016

Ministers’ failure to end a long-running legal dispute between NHS trusts and councils is wasting...

WHITEHALL

DCs pitched into responding to county unitary bids

By Dan Peters | 13 December 2016

District councils have been pushed into responding to a wave of county unitary bids as communitie...

WHITEHALL

Councils upbeat about defeating trusts' demands for rates relief

By Sam Clayden | 06 December 2016

Councils are quietly confident of defeating NHS trusts’ claim for mandatory business rates relief...

WHITEHALL

LGPS cash management commences

By James Evison | 06 December 2016

Pooling of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) has formally begun ahead of the April 2018 ...

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frederica-diamanta

Assistant Voids Repairs Manager

£51,093 - £54,129

We are seeking an experienced Assistant Voids Repairs Manager to support the Voids Repairs team Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Contract Lawyer

£45,647.00 to £47,966.00 per annum + £3,000 market supplement

We are looking for a qualified lawyer to join our friendly and supportive in-house legal team. Apply for this job

Isle of Wight Council

Chief Executive

£175,000 – 195,000 plus returning officer allowance

Gloucestershire is the envy of many and we’re looking for an exceptional new Chief Executive to take things to the next level Apply for this job

Gloucestershire County Council