POLITICS

McMahon chairs first Council of Leaders

By Dan Peters | 21 October 2024

Minister Jim McMahon has chaired the first meeting of the cross-party Council of Leaders of local...

AUDIT

LGA warning over audit fees

By Dan Peters | 21 October 2024

The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned it is ‘very likely’ there will be ‘significant’...

PEOPLE

Disgraced peer Hanningfield dies

By Heather Jameson | 21 October 2024

Former leader of Essex CC and peer Lord Hanningfield has died.

SOLACE SUMMIT

Solace Summit: Tensions with central government starting to ease, suggests Prosser

By Dan Peters | 17 October 2024

Tensions between local and central government are starting to ease in the wake of the General Ele...

OFLOG

EXCLUSIVE: Watchdog looking to add metrics despite pause

By Dan Peters | 09 October 2024

The Office for Local Government (Oflog) is pushing ahead with work to expand its data gathering d...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Children's services need cash injection amid rising cases, says LGA

By Emily Twinch | 09 October 2024

Children’s services in England need an ‘emergency cash injection’ in the Budget to deal with ‘rec...

SOCIAL CARE

Outsourcing social care provision has 'failed to deliver' expected benefits

By Emily Twinch | 08 October 2024

English councils have increasingly outsourced social care provision but private firms have fallen...

PREVENTION

Prevention could deliver £11bn return on investment

By Lee Peart | 07 October 2024

Injecting more money into prevention could deliver an extra £11bn return on investment on current...

FINANCE

Independent funding body distribution call

By Dan Peters | 02 October 2024

Local authorities in some of the country’s most deprived areas have called for allocations of cou...

FINANCE

Economist floats payroll tax idea

By Dan Peters | 02 October 2024

The UK could introduce a hypothecated payroll tax like in France, a former adviser to a series of...

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Head of Finance

£57,615 - £63,024 per annum

Hyndburn is a great place to work, and the role comes with a great benefits package Apply for this job

Hyndburn Borough Council

Legal & Democratic Services Divisional Manager (Monitoring Officer)

Up to £88,183 per annum plus relocation package

Lead Chichester's Legacy and Help Shape West Sussex' Future Apply for this job

Chichester District Council

Head of Consultancy

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