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A new tax for a new era
By Paul Wheeler | 12 January 2016
Paul Wheeler calls on councils to work more closely with businesses to campaign for new taxes tha...
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Notts – keeping the young at heart
By Thomas Bridge | 12 January 2016
Nottingham City Council has introduced an innovative model for supporting young people leaving ca...
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Fears for future of welfare safety net as council spend drops
By Thomas Bridge | 12 January 2016
Mounting numbers of councils are abolishing discretionary local welfare support, as MPs warn of a...
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Watchdog warns 'difficult to overstate' Birmingham's financial challenge
By Thomas Bridge | 11 January 2016
Ministers have been warned it is ‘difficult to overstate’ the financial challenge facing Birmingh...
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Happy New Year – welcome to 2016
By Heather Jameson | 07 January 2016
What's top of the agenda for local government in 2016? Heather Jameson explores the issues facing...
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LGA: 475k homes approved by councils still unfinished
By Thomas Bridge | 07 January 2016
Almost 500,000 homes have been granted planning permission by councils but are yet to be built, r...
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No 10's housing moves contradict devolution policy
By Michael Burton | 06 January 2016
Michael Burton analyses the latest government plans to speed up housing delivery
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Housing ambition hit by 'triple whammy'
By David Edwards | 05 January 2016
Government housing policy has halted one city’s programme for housing investment at a crucial tim...
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Big borough in search of major investment
By Chris Naylor | 04 January 2016
At a pivotal time for Barking and Dagenham, Chris Naylor explains how the borough created a growt...
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Ghost of Christmas yet to come?
By Simon Goacher | 04 January 2016
Simon Goacher looks ahead to 2016 and asks whether devolution truly has all the answers
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- April 2029 vesting day for all areas as ministers recommit to reorganisation
- Budget 2026: High streets to benefit from greater business rates relief
- Budget 2026: Fiscal Devolution Roadmap published and new mayors announced
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- Budget 2026: Chancellor confirms £285m Good Growth funding
Director of People & Organisational Development
Up to £120,000 per annum
Design the people foundations of a new organisation before they become someone else’s legacy. Apply for this job
Director of Law, Governance & Compliance (Monitoring Officer)
c£120,000
Design how a new strategic authority governs itself, then lead it into its first mayoral term. Apply for this job
Executive Director of Finance and Investment (S73 Officer)
c£140,000
Build the investment capability of a new strategic authority, then lead its finances into its first mayoral term. Apply for this job
- April 2029 vesting day for all areas as ministers recommit to reorganisation
- Budget 2026: High streets to benefit from greater business rates relief
- Budget 2026: Fiscal Devolution Roadmap published and new mayors announced
- Budget 2026: Healey's first Budget delivers fiscal devo vision
- Budget 2026: Chancellor confirms £285m Good Growth funding
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