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SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES
14 years on: The 'winners' and 'losers'
By Maks Wieczorski | 27 February 2024
New data shows how £13.9bn of cumulative cuts in local authority funding in the 14 years since 20...
WHITEHALL
Axing fund would be 'disastrous,' Hunt warned
By Dan Peters | 22 February 2024
The impact of ending the Household Support Fund would be ‘disastrous,’ urban councils have warned.
FINANCE
A hike too far?
By Ann McGauran | 11 February 2024
The Government has allowed some authorities to hike council tax while refusing Somerset Council’s...
FINANCE
MPs demand fundamental reform of council funding
By Martin Ford | 31 January 2024
The Government has been urged by a cross-party committee of MPs to address the ‘out-of-control fi...
FINANCE
Stormy waters ahead
By Mark Conrad | 08 January 2024
Mark Conrad talks to three major groups of councils about what the provisional finance settlement...
FINANCE
Policy statement brings little Christmas cheer for councils
14 December 2023
The local government finance policy statement confirmed sector fears that there is no new money f...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Meet the Department for Levelling Down
By Cllr Graham Chapman | 04 December 2023
Calling an entity a Levelling Up Department, doesn’t make it level things up, especially when its...
FINANCE
Sector unites in plea to chancellor
By Martin Ford | 22 November 2023
The local government sector in England has put out a call to Jeremy Hunt to ‘address the signific...
FINANCE
Councils set out Autumn Statement priorities
By Martin Ford | 20 November 2023
The Government is facing calls to provide emergency funding for children’s social care in this we...
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES
How government can support the retention of essential service delivery
By Karima Dakhama | 15 November 2023
Senior consultant at CIPFA Penna Karima Dakhama looks at how local authorities through innovation...
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Strategic Director of Corporate and Governance Services
Grade 19, from £115,794 to £124,441 per annum
This pivotal leadership role sits at the heart of our council and will give you an opportunity to truly influence organisational success Apply for this job
Corporate Director of Integrated Commissioning
£127,105 - £136,013
If you’re ready to make a lasting difference across West Northants, we’d love to hear from you. Apply for this job
Service Director: Education
up to £125k
Every child and young person in Somerset deserves the best possible education, wherever they live and whatever support they need to help them thrive. Apply for this job
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