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FINANCE
Councils plan to charge extra council tax for second homes
By Jamie Hailstone | 01 March 2016
Councils in Wales have unveiled plans to start charging additional council tax for second homes.
LEGISLATION
Local authorities told to 'grow up'
By Jamie Hailstone | 16 February 2016
The Welsh public services minister has told councils to ‘grow up’ as they deliver their verdict o...
BUSINESS
Cardiff BID to raise £1.5m
By Jamie Hailstone | 16 February 2016
Plans for two new business improvement districts (BIDs) in Wales are taking shape, including one ...
DEVOLUTION
Devolution plans thrown into disarray
By Jamie Hailstone | 15 February 2016
Devolution plans in the south of England have been thrown into disarray after two local authoriti...
HEALTH
I can't get no satisfaction: Pressure on social care takes toll
By Jamie Hailstone | 09 February 2016
Falling public satisfaction rates for social care reflect the growing strain services are under, ...
WHITEHALL
Electoral burden on sector could be reduced
By Dan Peters | 04 February 2016
The burden on local government of running electoral services will be reduced under proposals to r...
WHITEHALL
Welsh devolution branded as 'short-sighted and clunky'
By Jamie Hailstone | 03 February 2016
Academics have dismissed Whitehall plans to devolve more powers to Wales as ‘clunky, inequitable ...
DEVOLUTION
Leese: North Wales needs 'more freedoms'
By Sam Clayden | 15 January 2016
North Wales needs more devolution, according to the leader of Manchester City Council.
FINANCE
Councils could spend reserves before mergers
By Dan Peters | 04 January 2016
Welsh councils that could be merged out of existence may spunk their reserves before they are reo...
WHITEHALL
Local government employment lowest for 16 years
By Michael Burton | 16 December 2015
Local government employment is now the lowest for at least 16 years, according to figures from th...
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Programme Director (LGR Transition)
£121k – £134k (fixed term 2 years with option to extend)
Hertfordshire is embarking on one of the most significant transformations in its public services for a generation. Apply for this job
Assistant Director People Commissioning
£99,433 to £112,411
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
Strategic Director Environment
£159,862 to £167,495
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
- Bringing skills from the private sector into a council isn't simply a career shift
- Council workers offered 3.3% pay rise in 'full and final' deal
- Essex threatens legal action over reorganisation
- Regions facing grant cut as fiscal overhaul takes shape
- Final reorganisation decisions for four priority areas announced
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