Title
ASYLUM
Epping Forest DC challenges High Court on Bell Hotel ruling
By Martin Ford | 06 March 2026
Epping Forest DC has returned to court in an attempt to secure an injunction against the use of t...
HOUSING
Councils fail to collect quarter of rogue landlord fines
By Dan Peters | 06 March 2026
Councils have collected just a quarter of the total fines issued to rogue landlords, data has shown.
SEND
SEND reforms fail to account for transport costs, say MPs
By Lee Peart | 06 March 2026
Government special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reforms fail to take account of burg...
FINANCE
Council spends £220k sending council tax bills first class
By William Eichler | 05 March 2026
Somerset Council has been forced to spend an extra £220,000 sending out council tax bills first c...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Streeting agrees to 'simple asks' from Baroness Casey
By Lee Peart | 05 March 2026
Baroness Louise Casey has revealed she has written to health and social care secretary Wes Street...
WALES
Proposals for Welsh council tax referendums
By Dan Peters | 05 March 2026
Conservatives and Reform UK have proposed a requirement for local authorities to hold a referendu...
INTERVENTION
Minister orders review at Slough after 'slow progress'
By Martin Ford | 05 March 2026
Ministers have ordered an external review into Slough BC due to the ‘slow pace of progress’ in tu...
MINISTRY OF HOUSING, COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Ministry accused of 'letting councils down'
By Dan Peters | 05 March 2026
A chief executive has accused the Government of ‘letting councils down’ by failing to provide cer...
DISABILITY
Government admits disability grant drop
By Dan Peters | 05 March 2026
The Government has admitted the total amount of Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) being distributed...
FINANCE
Fresh finance structure for Gloucester after auditor intervention
By Dan Peters | 05 March 2026
Gloucester City Council has proposed a fresh structure for an expanded finance team after its ext...
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Finance Manager – Accountancy (Children & Families)
£54,495 – £56,737 (pay award pending plus benefits)
Premium jobThank you for your interest in joining Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council and our Finance Service. Apply for this job
Corporate Accountant - WMF2974e
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- Chiefs take charge
- Government's fiscal devolution roadmap sparks fears over Treasury control
- Progress on neighbourhood health, but much more to do
- Unai Emery's brilliance provides a great blueprint for local government finance leaders
- What England can learn from Japan's approach to local government finance
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