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FINANCE
Shovel-ready Spending Review
By Heather Jameson | 05 June 2025
The local government world is divided into two types of people: those who are resigned to their f...
SEND
SEND costs pushing capital's councils to bankruptcy
By Paul Marinko | 05 June 2025
London Councils has claimed almost half of the capital’s local authorities are at risk of bankrup...
FINANCE
EXCLUSIVE: Ministry admits disabled grant delay
By Joe Lepper | 05 June 2025
Councils will not receive their 2025-26 Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) funding until late June, ...
EQUAL PAY
EXCLUSIVE: Coventry equal pay bill could be more than £30m
By Dan Peters | 05 June 2025
Coventry City Council could face an equal pay bill of more than £30m, The MJ understands.
FINANCE
EXCLUSIVE: Reorganisation tax warning
By Dan Peters | 05 June 2025
Town and parish councils have warned ministers not to impose restrictions on their ability to rai...
FINANCE
Councils told cuts will follow
By By Martin Ford | 05 June 2025
Councils have been warned to brace for grant cuts after next week’s Spending Review despite deput...
FINANCE
Thurrock Council seeks 'justice' following alleged fraud
By Izzy Lepone | 04 June 2025
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has launched an investigation into Rockfire Investment Finance fo...
DEVOLUTION
Questions over devolution boundaries
By Martin Ford | 04 June 2025
An influential Labour backbencher has questioned the Government’s approach to rolling out English...
WHITEHALL
Government announces allocation of £7.6m reorganisation fund
By Paul Marinko | 04 June 2025
The Government has revealed how much of the £7.6m grant to support the cost of local government r...
FINANCE
EXCLUSIVE: Scotland's financial governance has helped councils avoid failure
By Ann McGauran | 04 June 2025
Scotland’s system of financial governance has helped avoid local authority financial failure, the...
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Interim Head of Commissioning (Children & Families)
£71,513 - £80,593
You will play a pivotal role in developing sustainable, high-quality services while building strong partnerships across health, education, social care Apply for this job
Director of Governance and Civic Services
c£130,000
As the Council’s statutory Monitoring Officer, you will champion strong governance and integrity Apply for this job
Chief Digital & Data Officer
£90,743 - £102,584
You will lead development of our strategy a broad digital, data and technology service and influence how we use data, insight, automation and AI Apply for this job
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