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ELECTIONS
Election fears raised with ministers
By Martin Ford | 05 December 2023
Concern among council officers was detailed in a new Government-commissioned report on the implem...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Meet the Department for Levelling Down
By Cllr Graham Chapman | 04 December 2023
Calling an entity a Levelling Up Department, doesn’t make it level things up, especially when its...
FINANCE
Are we heading to a funding train crash?
By Ian Miller | 04 December 2023
The District Councils’ Network 'seeks at least a 6% increase in core spending power for districts...
ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF ADULT SOCIAL SERVICES
NCASC: Social care 'doing a good job' getting investment
By Ann McGauran | 30 November 2023
Those working in adult social care are ‘already doing a very good job at getting investment and c...
WHITEHALL
Home Office admits 'more we can and need to do'
By Martin Ford | 30 November 2023
More needs to be done to share data and improve communications with councils, Home Office mandari...
FINANCE
Council reprimanded after suffering Cyber attack
By Martin Ford | 28 November 2023
Gloucester City Council has pledged lessons will be learnt following a reprimand from a data watc...
COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
Public services out in the cold
By Michael Burton | 27 November 2023
There was little joy for under-pressure public sector budgets including local government from las...
AUTUMN STATEMENT
Fulfilling a crucial role for children
By Ann McGauran | 27 November 2023
As directors of children’s services prepare to attend the National Children and Adult Services Co...
WHITEHALL
Councils welcome PWLB rate extension
By Dan Peters | 27 November 2023
Councils have welcomed chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s decision to extend preferential Public Works Loan...
WHITEHALL
Pressure for LGA peer review to be strengthened
By Dan Peters | 27 November 2023
Senior Local Government Association (LGA) figures are pushing the organisation to beef up its pee...
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- All change: Reform UK projected to make huge gains as local elections get underway
- High Court ruling worth 'millions' to councils
- CIPFA postpones members' merger vote
- Lack of commitment on Adjustment Support Grant could be significant for some councils
- Ripples from local election will reverberate for weeks
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
Building Control Manager
£57,457 - £58,462
The Building Control environment is rapidly changing and evolving in a post Grenfell World. Apply for this job
Chief Executive
£100k+ (pay award pending)
Premium jobSalford Community Leisure (SCL) is a community benefit society with charitable status that manages sport, leisure, and cultural services... Apply for this job
- All change: Reform UK projected to make huge gains as local elections get underway
- High Court ruling worth 'millions' to councils
- CIPFA postpones members' merger vote
- Lack of commitment on Adjustment Support Grant could be significant for some councils
- Ripples from local election will reverberate for weeks
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