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WHITEHALL
Districts resist council tax support pressure
By Dan Peters | 15 June 2018
Districts have hit back at Government pressure for them to pass on cash for local council tax sup...
TRANSFORMATION
There are huge opportunities for districts to grasp
By Louise Round | 29 May 2018
Collaborating and transforming is in districts' DNA, writes Louise Round.
TRANSFORMATION
Districts are the democratic gatekeepers to transformation
By John Fuller | 22 May 2018
John Fuller on a new transformation toolkit launched by the District Councils' Network.
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Calls for a new Audit Commission are an affront to localism
By Ian Miller | 25 April 2018
Ian Miller rejects recent calls for the reinvention of the Audit Commission.
PUBLIC HEALTH
The value of parks and green spaces
17 April 2018
While many local authorities are considering selling off parks and green spaces to balance their ...
WHITEHALL
Government could intervene in tier splits row
By Dan Peters | 09 April 2018
The Government could be left to intervene to settle the thorny issue of business rates tier split...
WHITEHALL
Two-tier split issue to be decided
By Dan Peters | 04 April 2018
Work to thrash out how two-tier areas will split the cash from 75% business rates retention is ex...
COUNTY COUNCILS' NETWORK
Districts committed to contest single unitary
By Hiba Mahamadi and Dan Peters | 15 March 2018
Buckinghamshire districts have vowed to fight plans for a single unitary council for the county a...
DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK
Putin's local putsch
13 March 2018
In the aftermath of the Salisbury chemical attack, the media is abuzz with the potential conseque...
DCLG
Javid backs county unitary in Buckinghamshire
By Hiba Mahamadi | 12 March 2018
Local government secretary Sajid Javid has backed a single unitary council for Buckinghamshire.
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Chief Executive
£188,576 - £201,902 (pay award pending)
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Finance Development Accountant
Band I (£55,609 to £59,025)
Sandwell Council’s Finance Division is seeking a proactive Finance Development Accountant on a full-time permanent basis Apply for this job
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