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FINANCE

Exceptional financial support increases

By Dan Peters | 23 February 2026

Some 37 local authorities will be issued with £1.9bn in exceptional financial support (EFS), allo...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Statistics body confirms cutbacks

By Joe Lepper | 23 February 2026

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed the extent of cutbacks to its sub-national ...

COMBINED AUTHORITY

West Midlands urged to strengthen leadership and secure finances

By Martin Ford | 23 February 2026

West Midlands Combined Authority has been urged to bolster its leadership and long-term finances.

SEND

Government announces £4bn SEND overhaul

By Joe Lepper | 23 February 2026

A £4bn ‘generational’ overhaul of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) support has b...

CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC FINANCE AND ACCOUNTANCY

CIPFA warning over profit capping reforms

By Dan Peters | 23 February 2026

Financial oversight and profit capping reforms to the children’s residential care market may fail...

COMBINED AUTHORITY

Combined authority blocks release of mass transit report

By Dan Peters | 19 February 2026

West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) has refused to release a report by a government body int...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Gittins admits 'technical breach' in consultation over LGA redundancies

By Joe Lepper | 19 February 2026

The Local Government Association (LGA) has extended its restructure consultation into next month ...

FUNDING

Recovery grant rift leaves local government divided

By Martin Ford | 19 February 2026

The Government’s doubling down on the recovery grant for deprived urban authorities in the final ...

ELECTIONS

Calls to indemnify officers after U-turn debacle

By Martin Ford | 19 February 2026

Ministers are facing calls to indemnify returning officers as councils scramble to organise local...

WORKFORCE

Cheshire East a 'floundering ship', claims opposition

By Martin Ford | 19 February 2026

Cheshire East Council has been described as a ‘floundering ship’ as it grapples with a financial ...

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£159,862 to £167,495

Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job

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