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FINANCE

Our new beginning is here – let's not make a meal of it

By Heather Jameson | 13 January 2021

There are some major hurdles ahead, says Heather Jameson. 'Government’s quick fixes – to raise co...

FINANCE

The answers cannot wait for long

By John O’Brien | 12 January 2021

If local government is to play the vital role required in the recovery of places and communities,...

WHITEHALL

Uncertainty over rates rebate risk

By Dan Peters | 08 January 2021

More uncertainty has been heaped on councils after it emerged they could be hit by a £481m busine...

SOCIAL CARE

The devil is in the detail

By Tracie Langley | 02 December 2020

Tracie Langley says that while the additional Spending Review cash helps, ‘it doesn’t help the ba...

BUSINESS RATES

A mixed bag for councils

By Bob Neill | 02 December 2020

While Sir Bob Neill says there was much in the Spending Review to applaud, ‘what’s ultimately nee...

BUSINESS RATES

There's not enough votes in funding councils

By Heather Jameson | 02 December 2020

'Whatever the finance settlement brings, it will not be enough', says Heather Jameson. 'Councils ...

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...

FINANCE

Online sales tax backed by London

By Martin Ford | 04 November 2020

The local government sector in the capital has advocated the introduction of an online sales tax ...

BUSINESS RATES

Think tank proposes 10-point plan to reform business rates

By Laura Sharman | 29 October 2020

The valuation of business rates should be devolved to local government, under proposals published...

FINANCE

Think tank calls for rates reform

By Michael Burton | 26 October 2020

Council tax and business rates should be reformed as part of a major overhaul of the UK’s tax sys...

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Director of Adult Social Care

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Programme Director for Local Government Reorganisation (LGR)

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Adult Social Care

£111,136 -£116,521

Stoke-on-Trent is an ambitious council, Apply for this job

Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Programme Director for Local Government Reorganisation (LGR)

£110,100 - £121,785 per annum

In Suffolk, we’re reimagining what local government can achieve. Apply for this job

Suffolk County Council

Local Audit Office - Non-Executive Directors

£420 per day (48 days per annum)

Local public bodies are at the heart of our communities. Apply for this job

Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government

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