WHITEHALL

Councils resisting call to use reserves

By Sam Clayden | 13 January 2016

A leading finance expert has attacked government suggestions that the four-year settlement means ...

WHITEHALL

Devo 'may fragment authorities' credit criteria'

By Dan Peters | 13 January 2016

Fiscal devolution could lead to a ‘fragmentation’ of local authority credit rating, lending crite...

FINANCE

Solution for the revolution

By David Phillips | 12 January 2016

Ongoing changes to the way councils in England are funded are genuinely revolutionary. They bring...

FINANCE

A new tax for a new era

By Paul Wheeler | 12 January 2016

Paul Wheeler calls on councils to work more closely with businesses to campaign for new taxes tha...

WHITEHALL

Council spending freezes 'prove system works'

By Heather Jameson | 11 January 2016

Issuing a freeze on council spending should not be a sign of failure for a local authority, accor...

WHITEHALL

DCLG has done 'no thinking' on rates retention details

By Sam Clayden | 08 January 2016

A prominent government finance figure has admitted the Department of Communities and Local Govern...

FINANCE

'Alarmed' Tory leader pens letter to Cameron

By Dan Peters | 08 January 2016

A Tory council leader has launched a blistering attack on the ‘poorly handled’ local government f...

FINANCE

Four-year settlement is 'pain today and jam tomorrow'

By Sam Clayden | 06 January 2016

A prominent council treasurer has insisted the ‘U’ shape of the four-year local government settle...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

District leaders rip into rates appeal proposals

By Sam Clayden | 05 January 2016

District council leaders have urged the Government to radically reduce the proposed three-year ti...

WHITEHALL

Rates retention scrutinised

By Dan Peters | 16 December 2015

The impact of 100% business rates retention on English council finances will be examined in a new...

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Assistant Director for Safeguarding

£108,258

Recognised for our innovation and investment, this is a fantastic opportunity to join our leadership team Apply for this job

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Director of Children’s Social Care and Early Help

Salary: £108,312 - £125,565

At Thurrock we take a whole council approach to improving the lives of our children and young people, placing them at the heart of all that we do Apply for this job

Thurrock Borough Council

Assistant Director Transformation

£97,426 - £108,074

We are seeking an outstanding strategic leader and solutions-focused expert to play a pivotal role at this key moment for North Yorkshire Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council