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FINANCE
LGA: council tax support puts authorities in 'impossible position'
By Jonathan Werran | 06 January 2015
Last year’s fall in council tax collection rates was greater in areas which set higher minimum pa...
FINANCE
2% referendum threshold but welfare fund axed
By Dan Peters | 18 December 2014
Local authorities will be allowed to raise council tax by up to 2% in 2015/16, local government m...
FINANCE
More change to come in 2015
By John Wybrant | 18 December 2014
The last year has seen another significant period of change in local authority administration, wi...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Details of Scottish local government finance settlement announced
By Jamie Hailstone | 12 December 2014
The Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney has announced a free school meal programme, as part o...
FINANCE
Back to work schemes short change authorities
By Jamie Hailstone | 10 December 2014
Councils are being short-changed by programmes to get people back into work, while Whitehall reap...
FINANCE
'Boost pay to recoup cash'
By Dan Peters | 10 December 2014
A substantial increase in local government pay would recoup millions for the Treasury, trade unio...
FINANCE
Man with a plan for the future
08 December 2014
Dan Peters met Wyre Forest DC’s chief executive, Ian Miller, to talk about the council’s big proj...
WELFARE
Politicised pressures of food banks
By Claire Fox | 08 December 2014
Is accepting that food banks are here to stay more depressing than relying on state emergency pro...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
A worrying trend towards self-sufficiency
By Frances Foster | 05 December 2014
Treasurer of the Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities, Frances Foster, on the unfairne...
FINANCE
'Colossal' local government spending cuts to come
By Jonathan Werran | 04 December 2014
Unprotected areas of public spending – including local government budgets - face ‘cuts on a colo...
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Director of Adult Social Care (DASS)
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, innovative council where Adult Social Care is central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Education & Skills
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious, high-performing council where education, inclusion and skills are central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Prosperity and Investment
up to circa £114,000
An ambitious council delivering growth, regeneration and investment at scale. Apply for this job
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