FINANCE

'Stop kicking us three steps back'

By Dan Peters | 05 February 2020

Our annual local government finance survey shows most councils are planning to raise council tax ...

FINANCE

Business rates blow

By Dan Peters | 04 February 2020

Plans to use business rates to fund local government have been dealt a major blow by a survey tha...

WHITEHALL

Localis hired for fiscal devolution study

By Dan Peters | 14 January 2020

The Local Government Association has commissioned research to better understand how greater contr...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Ringing the changes

By Jonathan Werran | 16 December 2019

Localis chief executive Jonathan Werran on how the Johnson government might seek to tackle the ch...

WHITEHALL

This will be a different Conservative Government

By Paul Dossett | 13 December 2019

Head of local government at Grant Thornton UK, Paul Dossett, says the fact that the Conservative ...

CLIMATE CHANGE

Lib Dems to 'end continual erosion' of council funding

By Dan Peters | 20 November 2019

Lib Dems would ‘end the continual erosion’ of local government funding if they win power at the G...

FINANCE

Five councils suffer credit outlook ratings downgrade

By Martin Ford | 20 November 2019

The credit outlook ratings for five local authorities have been changed from stable to negative.

FINANCE

We need 10-year settlements, LGA chairman says

By Heather Jameson | 18 November 2019

Local government should have 10-year financial settlements to be able to forward plan properly, t...

SOCIAL CARE

How are we going to make spending vows a reality?

By Heather Jameson | 13 November 2019

As the main political parties toss around their policy promises and spending pledges, they face a...

BUSINESS

IFS research claims councils need billions more in funding

By Heather Jameson | 10 November 2019

Councils will need billions of extra pounds worth of funding in the next parliament if they are t...

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Chief Digital and Information Officer

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Reading Borough Council

Executive Director, Operations

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Ashfield District Council

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Rochdale Borough Council is looking for a pioneering, passionate and proud Assistant Director of Legal, Governance and Coroners (Monitoring Officer). Apply for this job

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