BUSINESS RATES

Government heads off business rates review

By Martin Ford | 21 July 2023

A bid to secure a review of business rates in the House of Lords has failed.

FINANCE

Technology: a revolution is long overdue in local government

By Leo Hanna | 20 July 2023

Leo Hanna asks if archaic IT systems have driven local authorities to breaking point.

FINANCE

Government formally intervenes in Croydon

By Martin Ford | 20 July 2023

Ministers have moved Croydon LBC’s improvement and assurance panel to a statutory footing, meanin...

PLANNING

Government concessions over infrastructure levy

By Martin Ford | 19 July 2023

The Government has offered concessions on its planned infrastructure levy in the face of oppositi...

FINANCE

Councils told to 'step up' on refugee housing

By Martin Ford | 19 July 2023

The Government has told councils to ‘step up’ efforts to provide permanent homes for Afghan refug...

FINANCE

There's still a long way to go to solve the audit issue

By Heather Jameson | 18 July 2023

Heather Jameson says local government minister Lee Rowley's proposals for dealing with the audit ...

FINANCE

Scaling the annual budget-setting challenge

By Michael Hudson | 18 July 2023

Michael Hudson looks at the challenges of budget-setting and sets out his top tips for tackling t...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

EXCLUSIVE: Councils' pay performance laid bare

By Martin Ford | 18 July 2023

The time taken by councils to pay their suppliers has been revealed in a campaign group’s new rep...

FINANCE

Government to 'reset' local audit

By Martin Ford | 18 July 2023

Local government minister Lee Rowley said statutory deadlines would be announced in the autumn in...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

The future of early years education

By Chloe Darlington | 17 July 2023

Early years provision is an incredibly valuable linchpin in every community and local economy, an...

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frederica-diamanta

Corporate Director of Children and Family Services

£142,950 - £157,041

Forged through an industrial past, Stoke-on-Trent is a city with creativity and kindness at its heart. Apply for this job

Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Strategic Director Economy, Innovation and Growth

Up to £134,228

We have four fantastic opportunities for innovative and forward-thinking leaders to join our leadership team Apply for this job

Gateshead Council

Strategic Director Housing, Environment and Healthy Communities

Up to £134,228

We have four fantastic opportunities for innovative and forward-thinking leaders to join our leadership team Apply for this job

Gateshead Council