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FINANCE
Playing an unwinnable hand
By Jon Rouse | 11 September 2024
Jon Rouse looks at how to navigate the perfect storm of managing a unitary authority when the nu...
FINANCE
Questions over future of exceptional financial support
By Dan Peters | 11 September 2024
Senior civil servants have privately cast doubt on whether the Government will continue its offer...
REORGANISATION
Local government reorganisation – panacea or mirage?
By Paul Dossett | 10 September 2024
If local government reorganisation is not properly planned, structured and resourced, there is a ...
FINANCE
£4bn shortfall leaves councils facing 'financial disaster'
By William Eichler | 09 September 2024
Failure to address an estimated £4bn black hole in the finances of councils across England, Scotl...
REORGANISATION
Audit backlog hinders reorganisation
By Martin Ford | 06 September 2024
Backlogs of financial statements are hampering local government reorganisation, according to a re...
FINANCE
Birmingham commissioners cast doubt on budget
By Martin Ford | 05 September 2024
Commissioners at Birmingham City Council have cast doubt on the authority’s ability to balance it...
FINANCE
Doing business rates differently
By Mark Sandford | 04 September 2024
Kevin Muldoon-Smith and Mark Sandford examine potential options for changes to business rates, ra...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Gough: Local government under water
By Emily Twinch | 04 September 2024
‘Big changes’ to tackle the ‘structural problems’ facing local government are needed to help coun...
FINANCE
Reserves raid to keep councils afloat, survey finds
By William Eichler | 04 September 2024
More than a dozen council leaders have warned they will have to draw on already depleted financia...
FINANCE
Time to change
By By Graeme McDonald | 04 September 2024
The Government needs councils if it wants to deliver on its priorities so change for the sector i...
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Strategic Head of Finance and S151 Officer
Package up to £109,592
As the Section 151 Officer, you will play a key role in supporting the Council through its wider journey.. Apply for this job
Director of Customer, Digital and Corporate Strategy
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