ECONOMIC GROWTH

No timescale for 100% business rates retention

By Dan Peters | 01 August 2018

The Government has reaffirmed its long-term commitment to 100% business rates retention but ignor...

FINANCE

Rates retention transition on agenda for sector and Whitehall

By Dan Peters | 27 July 2018

Arrangements to minimise disruption during the transition to 75% business rates retention continu...

BUSINESS RATES

Manufacturing can still be key to business rate income

By Michael Burton | 24 July 2018

Manufacturing across the UK is doing surprisingly well, but clouds on the horizon could hamper bu...

WHITEHALL

Forbes calls for new funding approach

By Dan Peters | 05 July 2018

Senior vice-chair of the Local Government Association (LGA), Cllr Nick Forbes, has called for a ‘...

BUSINESS RATES

Call for business rates to be scrapped

By Sam Clayden | 04 July 2018

Business rates should be scrapped and local authorities should be handed a swathe of new powers t...

WHITEHALL

Risk warning over appeals fund delay

By Dan Peters | 29 June 2018

Government plans to introduce the central funding of business rate appeals a year after 75% rates...

WHITEHALL

Digital tax planned to balance 'antiquated' business rates

By Martin Ford | 18 June 2018

Calls by MPs to scrap business rates have been rejected by a Treasury minister.

WHITEHALL

LGA call amid appeals backlog

By Patrick O’Brien | 13 June 2018

More than 133,000 firms are still awaiting appeals of their business rates valuation from 2010 to...

WHITEHALL

CIPFA hits back at Tesco rates attack

By Patrick O’Brien | 11 June 2018

Finance directors have hit back at criticisms made by big companies that business rates are causi...

FINANCE

Finance review reaches out to sector

By Martin Ford | 23 May 2018

The man heading a review into Marsham Street’s oversight of the business rates system is approach...

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Executive Director – Adult Social Care, Health & Wellbeing

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frederica-diamanta

Team Manager - Locality

£55,979.00, Grade 13

Wakefield Children’s Services have been rated by Ofsted as GOOD with outstanding leadership. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Executive Director – Adult Social Care, Health & Wellbeing

£131,208 (Hay 1)

Lead with Purpose. Build on Excellence. Shape the Future of Health and Wellbeing in Sefton. Apply for this job

Sefton Borough Council

Strategic Finance Business Partners (five roles)

up to £80k

Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council