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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...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Further devolution deals fail to materialise

By Dan Peters | 03 December 2014

Chancellor George Osborne failed to announce any further devolution deals in today’s Autumn State...

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

Grade 12 £67,236 – £71,223 plus £3000pa Statutory Officer Allowance

Premium jobWe are looking for an accomplished and proactive leader for our vacant post of Head of Democratic Services & Elections Apply for this job

Harborough District Council

Deputy Team Manager

£50,574 - £53,607

Strength in people. Strength in communities. Strength in diversity. Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Chief Executive

Up to £177,821 per annum

At City of York Council, we are proud of our strong civic identity, heritage, and ambition. Apply for this job

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