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FINANCE
Goodbye 2016 and hello to another turbulent year
By Heather Jameson | 13 December 2016
Heather Jameson looks back on one difficult year for local government and forward to another.
HEALTH
'Whitehall's failure to end trusts' charity claims wastes cash and harms health'
By Sam Clayden | 13 December 2016
Ministers’ failure to end a long-running legal dispute between NHS trusts and councils is wasting...
WHITEHALL
Councils upbeat about defeating trusts' demands for rates relief
By Sam Clayden | 06 December 2016
Councils are quietly confident of defeating NHS trusts’ claim for mandatory business rates relief...
FINANCE
100% rates retention branded 'irrelevant'
By Dan Peters | 06 December 2016
Returning business rates to the sector is ‘irrelevant,’ two members of the Layfield Commission on...
WHITEHALL
DCLG rates rethink leaves LEPs in limbo
By Dan Peters | 06 December 2016
The Government could row back from plans to give business members on local enterprise partnership...
FINANCE
Future Forum North: 'Devolution deals may not be for whole country'
By Dan Peters | 03 December 2016
Local Government Association chief executive Mark Lloyd has publicly accepted for the first time ...
WHITEHALL
Future Forum North: Call to 'grab attendance allowance'
02 December 2016
Several chief executives have called on local government to seize powers over attendance allowanc...
WHITEHALL
Future Forum North: 'Absolute prize' is fiscal devolution
By Dan Peters | 01 December 2016
Liverpool City Council’s chief executive Ged Fitzgerald has urged his colleagues to remember the ...
WHITEHALL
The rates challenge
By Heather Jameson | 29 November 2016
The black hole facing upper-tier councils this week appeared to grow further after fresh figures ...
FINANCE
The quest for financial resilience
By Peter Moore | 29 November 2016
In the face of increasing uncertainty for council treasurers, Peter Moore stresses the importance...
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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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