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IMPROVEMENT
Sir Albert quits as leader of Birmingham amid growing pressure
By Heather Jameson | 14 October 2015
Birmingham City Council leader, Sir Albert Bore, has announced he will step down from his post am...
WHITEHALL
SOLACE Summit: Dawes wants devo offers that cannot be refused
By Dan Peters | 08 October 2015
The Department of Communities and Local Government’s (DCLG) permanent secretary has told council ...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
SOLACE Summit: Time to act to avoid elections 'car crash'
By Dan Peters | 08 October 2015
A council chief executive has issued a call to arms for her colleagues to put forward changes to ...
WHITEHALL
SOLACE Summit: Rates reforms could put sector in 'straitjacket'
By Dan Peters | 08 October 2015
The Society of Local Authority Chief Executive’s finance policy spokesman has suggested chancello...
WHITEHALL
SOLACE Summit: Clarke calls for unitary revolution
By Dan Peters | 08 October 2015
Former Home Secretary Charles Clarke has called for all local authorities to become unitaries.
WHITEHALL
SOLACE Summit: £11bn of extra responsibilities for councils
By Dan Peters | 07 October 2015
Local government will have to take on £11bn of additional responsibilities from Whitehall in retu...
HOUSING
Fears Cameron's housing overhaul will 'dry up' council stock
By Sam Clayden | 07 October 2015
David Cameron's shake up of housing rules will 'dry up' council housing stock, according to a sen...
LEGAL
Labour threat over Right to Buy
07 October 2015
A number of Labour-led London local authorities are understood to be exploring legal action again...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Rates revolution
By Heather Jameson | 06 October 2015
Plans to return 100% of business rates to local government are ‘little more than a back of the en...
FINANCE
Draw power from the people
By Jonathan Carr-West | 06 October 2015
In all political parties it can be difficult to get the leadership to recognise that local govern...
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Head of Property, Assets & Major Projects
Renumeration package £74 – 78k
This is a rare opportunity to combine strategic leadership, commercial asset management Apply for this job
Head of Legal - (Commercial & Projects)
£71,513- £80,593 per annum
We are seeking a senior solicitor to join as the Head of Legal for Commercial and Projects work. Apply for this job
Head of Business, Markets and Town Centres
PO10 - £84,042 - £89,274
We are now seeking an exceptional leader to join our Economy & Skills team as our new Head of Business Apply for this job
- Budget 2026: High streets to benefit from greater business rates relief
- Budget 2026: Fiscal Devolution Roadmap published and new mayors announced
- Local government reorganisation: A genuine pause creates the conditions for a decision
- Budget 2026: Healey's first Budget delivers fiscal devo vision
- Cornwall silent on exit payments after chief executive and finance boss quit
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