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COMBINED AUTHORITY
Devolution: arresting the downward spiral
By Paul Collier | 10 July 2024
Paul Collier says, thanks to combined authorities, many broken regions will have the agency requi...
GENERAL ELECTION
Unpicking what 'hard choices' means
By Caroline Green | 10 July 2024
Hard choices need to be not only about things we cannot afford in the short-term, but the things ...
PROCUREMENT
Local authority third-party spend rises 17% to £83bn
By Lee Peart | 10 July 2024
Local authority third-party spend rose by 10% on 2021 to £82.7bn in 2023, with vulnerable citizen...
FINANCE
Council spending down to £113bn
By Michael Burton | 08 July 2024
English councils spent £113.5bn in 2022/23 of which almost two thirds was on education and social...
FINANCE
Chancellor announces return of housing targets
By Martin Ford | 08 July 2024
Labour’s new chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced the return of compulsory housebuilding targets.
GENERAL ELECTION
Managing the art of the possible
By Rob Whiteman CBE | 08 July 2024
Despite the urgent issues in local government that need addressing by the new Government, the rea...
GENERAL ELECTION
A good time for the sector to have friends in high places
By Jonathan Werran | 05 July 2024
Jonathan Werran asks what the sector can expect from the new government, and says stopping more s...
FISCAL DEVOLUTION
Fresh calls for fiscal devo
By Dan Peters | 04 July 2024
Backers of fiscal devolution have urged the government elected today to reconsider the policy des...
FINANCE
LGPS quizzed in Labour economic growth push
By Emily Twinch | 04 July 2024
The Labour Party has been asking local government pensions schemes (LGPS) their views on greater ...
COUNCIL TAX
Scrap council tax referendum limits, says DCN
By William Eichler | 03 July 2024
District councils should have the powers to increase council tax referendum limits to at least 10...
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£71,202 - £77,495 per annum
Premium jobWe are seeking an ambitious and strategic leader to join our senior management team as Assistant Director for Estate Strategy & Development. Apply for this job
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
Building Control Manager
£57,457 - £58,462
The Building Control environment is rapidly changing and evolving in a post Grenfell World. Apply for this job
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