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WHITEHALL

Amid the cuts, let's toast to local devolved government in 2015

By Heather Jameson | 16 December 2014

And so we reach the end of the year and, despite the predictions of Armageddon that have characte...

FINANCE

Councils call for ratepayers' 'duty to notify' over business properties

By Dan Peters | 16 December 2014

Councils have called on the Government to introduce a statutory duty on ratepayers to inform the ...

BUSINESS

Now is the winter of devolution discontent

By Cllr David Hodge | 08 December 2014

CCN chairman Cllr David Hodge laments last week's Autumn Statement, in which counties were left i...

FINANCE

A small victory

By Cllr David Sparks | 08 December 2014

The Autumn Statement spared local government from worse cuts and the sector won three lobbying vi...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

A worrying trend towards self-sufficiency

By Frances Foster | 05 December 2014

Treasurer of the Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities, Frances Foster, on the unfairne...

FINANCE

'Colossal' local government spending cuts to come

By Jonathan Werran | 04 December 2014

Unprotected areas of public spending – including local government budgets - face ‘cuts on a colo...

FINANCE

Risks of retrenchment

By Andrew Jepp | 04 December 2014

The big risk to local government is that as cutbacks reduce services further, they expose themsel...

WHITEHALL

Divided devolution

By Sir Merrick Cockell | 04 December 2014

Sir Merrick Cockell says the chancellor's warm words for local government in the Autumn Statement...

FINANCE

Door is open for devolution deals, says Osborne

By Heather Jameson | 03 December 2014

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, told local government his door was ‘open’ for mo...

BUSINESS

Property experts hail business rates review

By Jonathan Werran | 03 December 2014

Property experts have hailed the chancellor for his pledge to hold a structural review of busines...

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Corporate Director – Adults & Health

£176,061 – £196,002

Lead Change. Shape Lives. Be Part of Something New. Apply for this job

Newham London Borough Council

Assistant Director, People

£89,116 - £104,843 per annum

Experience the best of both worlds with our flexible hybrid working arrangements. Apply for this job

Essex County Council

Executive Director (Children’s Services)

up to £137,831

Are you an experienced and inspirational leader of Children’s Services? Apply for this job

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council