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FINANCE
Exceptional financial support transparency call
By Dan Peters | 10 February 2026
The Conservative opposition leader of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council has calle...
FINANCE
Councils' unaudited accounts remain 'a cautionary tale', NAO chief will say
By Ann McGauran | 10 February 2026
Backlogs of unaudited accounts mean English local government ‘remains a cautionary tale’, the hea...
FINANCE
Compensation for business rates funding flaw
By Martin Ford | 09 February 2026
Councils affected by controversial changes to funding will be compensated, ministers have announced.
FINANCE
Government to pay off 90% of SEND deficits
By Martin Ford | 09 February 2026
The Government will provide funding for 90% of English councils’ deficits relating to special edu...
FINANCE
Reform UK budget defeated
By Dan Peters | 06 February 2026
A budget proposing a 3.89% council tax increase by Warwickshire CC’s minority Reform UK administr...
FINANCE
Coventry axes annual festival to save cash
By Dan Peters | 06 February 2026
Coventry City Council has taken the ‘difficult decision’ not to run its three-day annual music an...
PEOPLE
County chief to stand down
By Martin Ford | 06 February 2026
Suffolk CC has announced that chief executive Nicola Beach is to stand down.
FINANCE
City council requests £15m exceptional financial support
By Dan Peters | 06 February 2026
Brighton & Hove City Council has requested £15m of exceptional financial support (EFS) from the M...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Cross-party talks after Bedford budget rejected
By Dan Peters | 05 February 2026
The leader of Bedford BC’s Conservative minority administration has pledged to ‘keep working with...
LGA seeks national bargaining revival for coroners' pay
By Martin Ford | 05 February 2026
The Local Government Association (LGA) is hoping to bring coroners back to the pay negotiating ta...
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Chief Quality Officer
£150,892 plus car allowance (£8,153-£10,192)
At Alternative Futures Group, we believe quality is not measured by processes alone. It is measured by the difference we make to people's lives. Apply for this job
Executive Director Adult Social Care and Health (DASS)
£161,239 - £177,363 plus benefits
This is not a maintenance role. It is a transformation leadership opportunity: to bring services and cultures together. Apply for this job
Assistant Director of Legal and Governance (Deputy Monitoring Officer)
£91,639 to £99,427
We are seeking someone with a strong grounding in local government law and governance, or experience gained in a similar environment. Apply for this job
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