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FINANCE
Having your cake and eating it
By Michael Burton | 18 February 2025
As ministers struggle to find capital from the cash-strapped public finances to deliver infrastru...
FINANCE
'Significant weaknesses' at Cumberland and Dorset
By Emily Twinch | 17 February 2025
Cumberland and Dorset councils have both being found to have ‘significant weaknesses’ by auditors...
FINANCE
'Regressive' council tax a growing burden on poorest
By Ellie Ames | 17 February 2025
The average council tax bill rose by 77% in real terms between 1994 and 2020, analysis has found.
FINANCE
Fair funding review must be transparent
By Simon Edwards | 17 February 2025
The fair funding review must be done in a transparent and evidence-based manner if it is going to...
LEADERSHIP
A return to form
By Heather Jameson | 17 February 2025
After a tough few years for Birmingham City Council, the recovery is very much underway. Heather ...
SEND
CIPFA sets out five principles to fix SEND failures
By Ann McGauran | 14 February 2025
The Government has the chance to turn round a failing SEND system by applying five principles for...
REORGANISATION
Call for reorganisation support
By Dan Peters | 13 February 2025
A senior sector figure has called for the Local Government Association (LGA) and Whitehall to off...
FINANCE
Plea for Rayner to write off £5.7bn Surrey debt ahead of reorganisation
By Dan Peters | 13 February 2025
The Government should write off the £5.7bn of debt facing Surrey’s districts to facilitate reorga...
FINANCE
Half of Scotland in 'wrong' council tax band
By Martin Ford | 12 February 2025
More than half of Scottish properties are effectively in the ‘wrong’ council tax band, research b...
FINANCE
EXCLUSIVE: Sector bonds agency could be closed to new business
By Dan Peters | 12 February 2025
An agency created to drive down borrowing costs could be closed to new business if it fails to dr...
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Neighbourhood Highways Engineer (Northern)
£46,579 - £50,908 per annum
We are recruiting an experienced and collaborative Neighbourhood Highway Engineer to help keep Devon’s highway network safe, resilient and moving. Apply for this job
Service Manager - Corporate Governance Services (Deputy Monitoring Officer)
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Premium jobThis is an exciting time to join our Governance and Corporate Services function. Apply for this job
Director of Corporate Services
£116,572 – £124,881
The Successful candidate will lead major transformation programmes, drive organisational improvement Apply for this job
- Council changes approach to providers after contract collapse
- Strategic authorities: Swerving the 'screw up'
- Local government reorganisation review nears completion
- First, rewire the place, then turn the lights on
- EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs push for councils to be viewed equally as Government seeks to rewire the state
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