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WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Councils call for streamlined new burdens for Brexit
By Dan Peters | 26 February 2019
Councils have urged the Government to introduce a more streamlined approach to providing new burd...
WHITEHALL
NLGN in fresh fiscal devolution call
By Chris Mahony | 26 February 2019
Only full fiscal devolution with comprehensive tax-raising powers at a local level will deliver t...
WHITEHALL
Pensions uncertainty could last until 2020
By Chris Mahony | 25 February 2019
Uncertainty over the true value of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) could ‘rumble on in...
WHITEHALL
Portsmouth leader 'shocked' at Brexit port funding
By Dan Peters | 21 February 2019
The leader of a council covering a ‘vital’ freight port has expressed his shock at the funding al...
WHITEHALL
Business rates 'creaking at the seams'
By Dan Peters | 21 February 2019
Business rates as a tax is ‘creaking at the seams and in need of reform,’ London Councils has tol...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Sector fumes over lack of pre-Brexit briefing
By Dan Peters | 21 February 2019
Councils have threatened to walk away from Government attempts to engage with them on Brexit amid...
FINANCE
MPs pile pressure on Government over business rates reform
By Chris Mahony | 21 February 2019
MPs have urged ministers to assess specific proposals for reforming business rates by the autumn.
FINANCE
DCN calls for rates retention delay
By Dan Peters | 19 February 2019
The District Councils’ Network (DCN) has called for a one-year delay in the implementation of 75%...
WHITEHALL
Business rates plans are 'confusing and imprecise' - finance experts
By Heather Jameson | 18 February 2019
Finance experts have hit out at Government plans for business rates retention, claiming they are ...
DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES
Campaigners press for audit legislation review
By Dan Peters | 15 February 2019
Campaigners have pressed for review of the five-year-old Local Audit and Accountability Act to en...
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Strategic Head of Finance and S151 Officer
Package up to £109,592
As the Section 151 Officer, you will play a key role in supporting the Council through its wider journey.. Apply for this job
Director of Customer, Digital and Corporate Strategy
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