FINANCE

Scottish finance settlement 'is not enough'

By Martin Ford | 19 December 2023

The Scottish Government has said councils will receive the equivalent of a 5% council tax increas...

FINANCE

Council tax freeze costs Scottish Government £300m

By Mark Conrad | 15 December 2023

Fully funding local authorities for Scotland’s council tax freeze contributes significantly to th...

FINANCE

One in four Scottish councils have doubts over budgets

By Martin Ford | 12 December 2023

One in four Scottish councils fear they will be unable to balance their 2024-25 budgets, a new Lo...

SOCIAL CARE

Scots make bumpy start – but will England follow the plan?

By Paul Marinko | 11 December 2023

As the relationship between Scottish councils, unions and Holyrood ministers remains tense as the...

FINANCE

COSLA ramps up Budget lobbying

By Mark Conrad | 04 December 2023

Well-funded councils are the key to unlocking the potential within Scotland’s communities, town h...

FINANCE

'Critical' to maintain progress, Dundee told

By Martin Ford | 30 November 2023

A finance watchdog has said Dundee City Council is ‘well-run’ but ‘long-standing difficulties rem...

FINANCE

New offer in pay dispute

By Martin Ford | 03 November 2023

More money has been offered in the hope of averting strike action by Scottish Unison members.

FINANCE

'Lack of progress' in South Ayrshire transformation

By Martin Ford | 01 November 2023

South Ayrshire Council has been told it must quicken the pace of its transformation in a report b...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Shaping the post-pandemic workforce

By Michael Burton | 30 October 2023

The Society of Personnel and Development Scotland (SPDS), which represents HR professionals acros...

COUNCIL TAX

'Anger' over Scottish council tax freeze

By Martin Ford | 18 October 2023

Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf’s announcement of a blanket freeze on council tax next year ...

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Head of Regeneration

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The Council is seeking to recruit an experienced Head of Regeneration to join our dynamic Regeneration and Economic Development Service Apply for this job

London Borough of Hackney Council

Project Manager

£50,574 - £53,607

We want to become a more strategic, efficient and adaptive organisation, to deliver for our communities. Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Director of Early Years, Education and Skills

£106,361 to £115,452

This is an exciting time to join Bury Council. Apply for this job

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