Title
PAY
The cap didn't fit, and lessons must be learned from it
By Heather Jameson | 17 February 2021
The Government has revoked the £95,000 cap on exit payments rule. Heather Jameson says the plan w...
FINANCE
Shielding from future shocks
By Gary Fielding | 25 January 2021
Amid a global pandemic, councils are dealing with an ‘eye-wateringly high’ list of obstacles to l...
SOCIAL CARE
More cash, but not enough
By Heather Jameson | 01 December 2020
With its £5.5bn extra funding for local government next year the Spending Review may have deliver...
SOCIAL CARE
SPENDING REVIEW: Live to fight another year
By Jonathan Werran | 25 November 2020
Local government has probably got just about enough from the chancellor to keep the show on the r...
TRANSFORMATION
Time to stop what isn't working
By Professor Donna Hall | 24 November 2020
Before setting their budgets, councils must rethink themselves and the purpose they serve within ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Helping councils defuse the early years ticking time bomb
By Tom Symons | 16 November 2020
Nesta has launched a new programme of Early Years Innovation Partnership, and is seeking councils...
HEALTH
Report proposes sweeping tax increases
By Michael Burton | 11 November 2020
A new health and social care tax raising £17bn should be the centrepiece of sweeping tax increase...
FINANCE
EXCLUSIVE: Sector faces 'second lost decade'
By Dan Peters | 10 November 2020
The local government sector has been warned it faces a ‘second lost decade’ as a new index reveal...
PAY
The Government's actions 'don't match the words'
By Christina McAnea | 26 October 2020
Rather than recognising the role of council workers during COVID-19, the Government has prioritis...
WHITEHALL
Tax increases more likely than austerity, says Flanders
By Dan Peters | 15 October 2020
A top economist has predicted that tax increases are more likely than another bout of austerity.
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Strategic Director of Finance Strategy
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
Head of Early Years and Early Help
£90,126 - £98,319
Merton is an Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ authority—yet it is our ambition, our humility, and our drive to keep learning that truly define us. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Operations
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Strategy
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
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