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FINANCE

COVID-19: Councils need more money to survive in the longer term

By Andrew Burns | 07 April 2020

Andrew Burns says the Government must offer councils ‘significant additional, direct and speedy’ ...

REORGANISATION

Academics urge fiscal devolution

By Martin Ford | 17 March 2020

Experts have told MPs that financial powers must form part of the Government’s devolution plans.

INFRASTRUCTURE

OECD report on Core Cities is key to 'levelling up' the UK

By Ann McGauran | 03 March 2020

Productivity in the UK’s Core Cities is low by national and international standards and they have...

DEVOLUTION

Will devo be lost in translation?

By Kathy O’Leary | 19 February 2020

What next for districts and devolution, asks Kathy O'Leary. Are there lessons we can learn from J...

BUSINESS RATES

Rates repatriation revolt collapses

By Dan Peters | 06 February 2020

An attempt to repatriate the setting of business rates to Scottish councils has collapsed.

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 ...

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Service - Assessment & Intervention

£62,474 - £73,056 plus a Market Rate Supplement

Join a creative, forward-thinking senior leadership team within Children and Families at Kirklees Council. Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

General Manager – Building Safety Compliance

£51,356 - £53,460

Building safety for our homes and neighbourhoods is a top priority at Kirklees Council. Apply for this job

Kirklees Metropolitan Council

Service Director - Education and SEND

£103,212 to £110,106 per annum (Grade O)

West Berkshire Council is seeking an exceptional Service Director for Education and SEND to join our Children’s Services family Apply for this job

West Berkshire Council