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WHITEHALL

Budget 2017: Cash to close productivity gap

By Chris Ames | 08 March 2017

The chancellor has announced more than £500m for infrastructure, technology and training to ‘star...

FINANCE

Budget 2017: Councils to bid for £690m congestion fund

By Dominic Browne | 08 March 2017

Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced a major local funding boost to tackle congestion in his f...

PLANNING

The case for strategic planning

By Cllr Anne Western | 28 February 2017

The long-awaited housing white paper is important for county areas, which contain some of the lea...

FINANCE

Capital gains?

By Dan Corry | 28 February 2017

Dan Corry looks at potential solutions to reinvesting in the buildings and equipment underpinning...

FINANCE

Interest in bonds agency borrowing drops to one in 10

By Dan Peters | 28 February 2017

Just one in 10 are expected to use the UK Municipal Bonds Agency (UKMBA) to borrow to fund infras...

BUSINESS

Glasgow plans £30m TIF deal

By Jamie Hailstone | 21 February 2017

Glasgow City Council is to develop a £30m tax incremental finance (TIF) package to fund the devel...

BUSINESS

MPs say 'no' to rates levy spend for housing

By Mark Conrad | 14 February 2017

MPs have rejected calls to allow the infrastructure levy to be spent on housing under 100% busine...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Gearing up cities for the uncertainty ahead

By Alexandra Jones | 14 February 2017

Local leaders can still help prepare their places for the uncertainty ahead by investing to impro...

WHITEHALL

LGA raps discount lending plan

By Dan Peters | 01 February 2017

Current Whitehall plans to offer £1bn of discounted lending to councils would have a ‘positive bu...

FINANCE

100% rates retention on its way as Bill receives second reading

By Mark Conrad | 24 January 2017

Legislation that will pave the way for 100% business rates retention passed its second reading in...

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Service Director - Education and SEND

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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