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DEVOLUTION
The deal with devo
By Heather Jameson | 11 February 2025
Heather Jameson looks at the areas that will get devolution deals, but finds that the real story ...
FINANCE
Financial resilience can't be kept waiting much longer
By Ian Miller | 11 February 2025
Unitary and county councils queuing up for exceptional financial support demonstrates that the ov...
FINANCE
Former Woking officers expected to face probe
By Paul Marinko | 10 February 2025
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is reportedly planning to launch an investigation into two ...
FINANCE
Council funding gap 'unbridgeable'
By Martin Ford | 10 February 2025
The Treasury has come under fire from peers for adding to councils’ financial pressures with incr...
POLITICS
Government increases public health grant by 5.4%
By Lee Peart | 07 February 2025
A £200m boost to public health services from 2024-25 has been announced by the Government.
FINANCE
Minister told districts funding level 'just not acceptable'
By Martin Ford | 06 February 2025
Local government minister Jim McMahon has responded to claims district authorities will see littl...
REORGANISATION
Under pressure small unitaries push back over reorganisation
By Dan Peters | 06 February 2025
Smaller unitaries were this week pushing back against the Government’s reorganisation drive, insi...
CLIMATE EMERGENCY
A new way forward for UK councils on the climate emergency
By Miles Ashton | 06 February 2025
Within the context of increasing pressure on PWLB funding, councils need mechanisms like Local Cl...
INNOVATION
Innovation: the key
By Abdool Kara | 05 February 2025
Local government is feeling the squeeze. To transform services, it must unlock innovation, writes...
FINANCE
Struggling to be glass half full
By Adele Taylor | 05 February 2025
Watching budget proposals for the next year and medium-term, Adele Taylor says that even she is s...
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- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
- The MJ crowns Local Authority of the Year
- Hampshire and Portsmouth to challenge local government reorganisation
- 'Fiscal devolution to be more likely with Burnham as PM'
- Government rejects SEND power expansion for councils
Transport and Major Work Manager
£54,556 to £60,085 per year Inclusive of Local Weighting Allowance of £1096
Premium jobDrive the future of transport and infrastructure in Slough Apply for this job
Associate Director for Financial Management (Deputy Section 151 Officer)
£108,015 - £118,000 pa
Operational leadership that turns strategy into reality. Apply for this job
Director of Finance (Section 151 Officer)
Competitive
The strategic voice of finance at the heart of Dudley. Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists
- The MJ crowns Local Authority of the Year
- Hampshire and Portsmouth to challenge local government reorganisation
- 'Fiscal devolution to be more likely with Burnham as PM'
- Government rejects SEND power expansion for councils
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