FINANCE

LGA members accuse CIPFA of 'mission overreach'

By Martin Ford | 18 November 2021

Proposed changes to finance rules have provoked anger from the Local Government Association (LGA).

NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE

ALATS can aim to cultivate an environment supportive of finance chiefs

By Tony Kirkham | 17 November 2021

Tony Kirkham has taken up the reins as the new president of the Association of Local Authority Tr...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

To level up we need to invest in the place-based skills of councils

By Pooja Agrawal | 16 November 2021

What is the best way to ensure that the Levelling Up Fund actually improves everyday life in the ...

WHITEHALL

LGA lobbies Patel on asylum pressures

By Dan Peters | 15 November 2021

Senior councillors have written to ministers expressing their concerns about the resettlement of ...

FINANCE

LGA chair: Councils should have the freedom to set rates

By John Cooper | 12 November 2021

Councils should be put on the right financial footing to enable them to set council tax rates how...

COUNCIL TAX

Local government must be at the heart of proposals for levelling up

By Simon Edwards | 09 November 2021

The CCN, along with the Local Government Association and others, worked tirelessly to make the ca...

BUSINESS

EXCLUSIVE: Insurance mutual prepares 'fresh offer' for councils

By Dan Peters | 09 November 2021

The Local Government Association’s (LGA) fledgling insurance mutual is preparing a ‘fresh offer’ ...

WHITEHALL

LGA insists in-person peer reviews will continue for now

By Dan Peters | 09 November 2021

Local Government Association (LGA) peer reviews will continue to be held in person despite a call...

WHITEHALL

Government tight-lipped on Thanet response

By Dan Peters | 08 November 2021

The Government has refused to disclose how it is responding to long-standing issues at Thanet DC ...

HEALTH

Putting districts firmly in the spotlight

By Martin Ford | 02 November 2021

There’s a new direction at the District Councils’ Network as Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen and James Hoo...

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Executive Director of Resources

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South Gloucestershire Council

Director of Strategy, Engagement and Change

up to £102,664

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South Gloucestershire Council

Director of Economy and Environment

£103,277 to £114,031 pa

Sustainably developing skills, jobs, and infrastructure in Gloucestershire Apply for this job

Gloucestershire County Council