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SCOTLAND
'Challenging future' for Scottish councils
By Emily Twinch | 28 January 2025
Local authorities in Scotland dug into savings to close a budget gap of £759m last financial year...
MANAGEMENT
Dudley to save £1.2m from restructure
By Dan Peters | 27 January 2025
Dudley MBC is expected to save £1.2m from its senior management restructure, a meeting of the cou...
FINANCE
Barnet issues s114 over unauthorised payments
By Martin Ford | 24 January 2025
Barnet LBC has issued a section 114 notice over ‘unlawful’ payments to and from the council’s pen...
REORGANISATION
Councils do not need to start from zero
By Rachael Shimmin | 24 January 2025
It is critical that councils with a desire to move to unitarisation have genuinely helpful suppor...
FINANCE
Frustration mounts over delay to National Insurance allocations
By Dan Peters | 23 January 2025
The Government has still not revealed how much each council will be compensated for the increase ...
FINANCE
Ensuring public services thrive for generations to come
By Iain Murray | 22 January 2025
Iain Murray says: 'We must take the opportunity currently being presented to strengthen public fi...
FINANCE
The risk of just rearranging those deckchairs
By Graeme McDonald | 22 January 2025
Graeme McDonald says that unless the sector comes together to argue for reform that truly changes...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
US, them and the plan for economic growth
By Heather Jameson | 22 January 2025
If the growth mission is the big priority on this side of the pond, 'what action is the Governmen...
REORGANISATION
Tewkesbury councillors advised to scrap name change
By Ellie Ames | 21 January 2025
Officers have recommended that Tewkesbury BC abandons the process of changing its name after loca...
PENSIONS
Decoupling the accounts is the way forward
By Cllr Neil Swannick | 21 January 2025
The Government’s proposal to publish and audit the accounts of the Local Government Pension Funds...
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- More grief ahead as reorganisation is plunged into chaos
- The local government reorganisation reset changes the recruitment brief
- Future Forum Midlands: Civil servants dismiss timetable speculation for LGR review
- West Surrey Council set to announce chief executive
- Future Forum Midlands: Two councils using agentic AI for citizen contact
Chief Executive
£205,749 to £224,986
Premium jobNorth Yorkshire Council is seeking an exceptional leader to become our next Chief Executive. Apply for this job
Chief Executive
£competitive
We are looking for an exceptional senior leader with a strong record of leading change Apply for this job
Assistant Director Finance & Governance and Deputy Section 151 Officer
up to £121,526 + a monthly car allowance of £200 per month + fringe allowance of £753 per annum
You will lead a broad and influential portfolio including finance, revenues and benefits, procurement, audit, risk, insurance and corporate fraud. Apply for this job
- More grief ahead as reorganisation is plunged into chaos
- The local government reorganisation reset changes the recruitment brief
- Future Forum Midlands: Civil servants dismiss timetable speculation for LGR review
- West Surrey Council set to announce chief executive
- Future Forum Midlands: Two councils using agentic AI for citizen contact
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