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BUSINESS
Planning Bill progresses despite opposition
By Dan Peters | 30 May 2018
Scottish opposition parties have called for changes after expressing concerns about the Governmen...
SOCIAL CARE
Regulator gets top council job
By Dan Peters | 24 May 2018
The chief executive of Scotland’s social care regulator has been appointed boss of Perth & Kinros...
BUSINESS
Accounts Commission: ALEOs could become less attractive option in future
By Mike Yuille | 17 May 2018
Scotland’s 130 council ALEOs (Arms-Length External Organisations) could become a less attractive ...
HEALTH
Social care at 'clear fork in the road'
By Michael Burton | 16 May 2018
Social care in England is at a ‘clear fork in the road’ between retaining the current system or m...
FINANCE
Scots cash boost for more affordable homes
01 May 2018
The Scottish government is to provide an extra £35m to local councils in order to fund the buildi...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Whitehall grabs £875m Right to Buy receipts
By Mark Conrad | 25 April 2018
Labour has demanded immediate Right to Buy (RTB) reforms after figures obtained by The MJ reveale...
DIGITAL
No-one left behind: driving digital inclusion in Scotland
17 April 2018
While basic digital skills are high, Scotland’s beautiful but equally dispersed landscape has hel...
FINANCE
Accounts Commission in new finance warning
By Mike Yuille | 05 April 2018
Finding ways to save money is now an ‘increasingly critical’ activity for cash-strapped councils,...
FINANCE
Holyrood debates scrapping council tax
By Sam Clayden | 29 March 2018
The Scottish Green Party has demanded an end to the ‘out of date, archaic, regressive’ council tax.
EDUCATION
Scottish Government accused of 'deflection tactics'
By Dan Peters | 01 March 2018
Councils have accused the Scottish Government of using ‘deflection tactics’ after a top minister ...
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£188,576 - £201,902 (pay award pending)
Join us for a rare opportunity to lead one of the UK’s newest and most ambitious councils Apply for this job
Finance Development Accountant
Band I (£55,609 to £59,025)
Sandwell Council’s Finance Division is seeking a proactive Finance Development Accountant on a full-time permanent basis Apply for this job
LGR Programme Director
Up to £120k
This is a once in a generation opportunity to shape the future of local government in Worcestershire. Apply for this job
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