SCOTLAND

Scotland scraps core element of National Care Service

By Lee Peart | 24 January 2025

The Scottish Government has scrapped plans to deliver structural social care reform through a nat...

HOMELESSNESS

'No desire' to address short-term homelessness system

By Ellie Ames | 24 January 2025

MPs have warned there is seemingly ‘no desire to move away from an unsatisfactory short-term syst...

POLITICS

Power grab pushback

By By Dan Peters | 23 January 2025

Labour’s localism agenda has come under fire amid accusations the party is prioritising dealing w...

COUNCILLORS

Councillor suspension power welcomed by officers

By Dan Peters | 23 January 2025

Council chiefs have welcomed Government moves to give councils powers to suspend councillors foun...

FINANCE

Frustration mounts over delay to National Insurance allocations

By Dan Peters | 23 January 2025

The Government has still not revealed how much each council will be compensated for the increase ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

US, them and the plan for economic growth

By Heather Jameson | 22 January 2025

If the growth mission is the big priority on this side of the pond, 'what action is the Governmen...

FINANCE

Local authorities ask for permission to raise council tax above referendum threshold

By Dan Peters | 20 January 2025

More councils have pleaded with ministers to increase their council tax above the 5% referendum l...

REORGANISATION

Minister rejects 'diktat' accusation

By Martin Ford | 20 January 2025

Local government minister Jim McMahon has rebuffed accusations that reorganisation amounts to a ‘...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Rebels with a cause

By By Dan Peters | 16 January 2025

The Local Government Association (LGA) has been warned some members could quit over its stance on...

FINANCE

Ministers urged to reconsider pace of pensions reform

16 January 2025

Ministers have been urged to ‘seriously reconsider’ the fast pace of their reform to the Local Go...

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Senior Finance Business Partner

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Premium jobWe are proud of the track record that South Yorkshire Pensions Authority (SYPA) has achieved over a long period. Apply for this job

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Enfield Council is looking for an exceptional Chief Executive to lead one of London’s most dynamic and diverse boroughs. Apply for this job

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