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WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: New core funding model mooted for LRFs
By Mark Conrad | 14 December 2021
Whitehall officials are considering a rollout of core funding for local resilience forums (LRFs) ...
SKILLS
Tackling skills and supply deficits
By Ian Thompson | 14 December 2021
More than half of councils are reporting disruption to their services due to not having the right...
WHITEHALL
Treasury under pressure over COMF extension
By Dan Peters | 10 December 2021
The Treasury is facing pressure to reassure English councils that funding to help reduce the spre...
NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
Local audit's perfect storm
By Naomi Larsson | 08 December 2021
The chair of the Public Accounts Committee has suggested the volume of late audits means Whitehal...
FINANCE
Prudential code changes sparks fear for district finances
By Heather Jameson | 07 December 2021
Plans to change the rules on prudential borrowing have provoked fears that district councils’ fin...
WHITEHALL
Pickles committee calls for more freedoms and resources for councils
By Chris Mahony | 06 December 2021
A select committee whose members include ex-communities secretary Lord Pickles has said councils ...
BUSINESS RATES
Empowering engagement: The future of Council Tax collection post-pandemic
By Steven Johnson | 06 December 2021
Stephen Johnson looks at some steps councils can take to help build a next-generation service to ...
DEVOLUTION
LGA concerns over devolution approach
By Martin Ford | 02 December 2021
Senior figures from the Local Government Association (LGA) have raised concerns about Westminster...
SOCIAL CARE
Social care White Paper 'set up to fail'
By Martin Ford | 01 December 2021
The local government sector has praised the ambition of the long-awaited adult social care reform...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Halting a rise in hatred
By What can be done to deter abuse and harassment of local politicians and sanction those responsible? Ann McGauran reports | 01 December 2021
What can be done to deter incidents of abuse and harassment of local politicians, and to sanction...
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Finance Manager – Accountancy (Children & Families)
£54,495 – £56,737 (pay award pending plus benefits)
Premium jobThank you for your interest in joining Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council and our Finance Service. Apply for this job
Corporate Accountant - WMF2974e
£51,536 - £52,413
We are looking for an experienced, CCAB qualified Accountant to join our Corporate Accounting team. Apply for this job
Senior Lawyer - Litigation & Prosecution - WMF2973e
£56,883 - £59,198
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join the Westmorland and Furness Council Legal Team Apply for this job
- Chiefs take charge
- Government's fiscal devolution roadmap sparks fears over Treasury control
- Progress on neighbourhood health, but much more to do
- What England can learn from Japan's approach to local government finance
- Unai Emery's brilliance provides a great blueprint for local government finance leaders
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