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WHITEHALL
LGA left in the dark
29 January 2018
With parsimonious Philip Hammond keeping his iron-like grip on the public coffers, all council-li...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Further deterioration of Sandwell's children's services
By Mark Conrad | 29 January 2018
Sandwell MBC has failed to improve its Ofsted rating for children’s social care and is still mana...
FINANCE
Sandwell leader hits back at Tory party vice-chair
By Dan Peters | 26 January 2018
Sandwell MBC needs to be ‘seen to move on’ from a series of recent standards issues, Local Govern...
WHITEHALL
Council backs union pay claim but national employers stand firm
By Dan Peters | 26 January 2018
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has backed the unions’ 5% pay claim as national employers continue to...
FINANCE
Stand united and speak with one voice for public services
By Heather Jameson | 24 January 2018
Voices in local government are not being raised in union, and this needs to change, writes Heathe...
FINANCE
EXCLUSIVE: Government knew provisional settlement was wrong
By Dan Peters | 23 January 2018
Whitehall officials rushed out the provisional local government finance settlement days before Ch...
WHITEHALL
Councils battle new accounting rules
By Dan Peters | 19 January 2018
Councils are battling to persuade the Government to override new rules that will have an 'uninten...
FINANCE
EXCLUSIVE: Finance settlement 'shambles' after provisional data wrong
By Dan Peters | 18 January 2018
The local government finance settlement has descended into a shambles after it emerged allocation...
PLANNING
Councils call for permitted development rules to be scrapped
By Laura Sharman | 18 January 2018
Nearly one in 10 homes built over the last two years was converted from an office, new analysis h...
WHITEHALL
Inspector arrives amid reorganisation pressure
By Mark Conrad | 16 January 2018
An independent inspector today began investigating Northamptonshire CC’s precarious finances amid...
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£75,585 - £80,726 (pay award pending)
Premium jobThis is a great place to work for people who want to make a real difference. Apply for this job
Head of Finance and Accountancy (Deputy S151 Officer)
£72,000 (inclusive of Market Supplement)
In this role, you will provide visible leadership and management across the Finance Service Apply for this job
Director of Digital, HR & Customer Services
£97,017
Reporting directly to the Deputy Chief Executive, you will lead a diverse directorate, with responsibility for Human Resources Apply for this job
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