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BUSINESS
Record turnover but fall in profits for Wates
By Martin Ford | 30 March 2023
Developer Wates Group recorded its highest-ever turnover last year, but reported a drop in profits.
FINANCE
Labour pledges to freeze council tax
By Dan Peters | 30 March 2023
Labour’s shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged to spend £2.7bn freezing council tax for a y...
BUSINESS
Don't wait for Westminster: Start building better lives
By Tom Lloyd Goodwin | 29 March 2023
It is still unclear how Labour intend to deliver a more inclusive economic future than the curren...
DIGITAL
Birmingham's dash to digital
By Dr Peter Bishop | 28 March 2023
Dr Peter Bishop explains how taking direct control enabled Birmingham to transform its ICT operat...
WHITEHALL
Council provided £1m loan amid collapse fears
By Mark Conrad | 27 March 2023
Coventry City Council provided a £1m loan to a failing cultural trust knowing there was a risk of...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Two-thirds of councils yet to recover Covid grant losses
By Martin Ford | 24 March 2023
Only a third of councils have recovered any Covid business grants lost to fraud or errors, The MJ...
BUSINESS
'Significant concerns' over regional care cooperatives
By Martin Ford | 23 March 2023
Regional care cooperatives (RCCs) will not resolve the issues around child care placements, counc...
WHITEHALL
More than 370 local audit opinions still outstanding, MPs told
By Mark Conrad | 21 March 2023
More than 370 local audit opinions for 2021-22 are still outstanding despite recent measures desi...
WHITEHALL
Pension changes could ease recruitment pressure
By Heather Jameson | 21 March 2023
Changes to the pension rules could ease the pressure on senior recruitment in local government, s...
BUSINESS
Dundee workers to strike over outsourcing plan
By Dan Peters | 21 March 2023
More than 300 Dundee City Council workers have voted to strike as they fight plans to outsource s...
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Strategic Head of Finance and S151 Officer
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As the Section 151 Officer, you will play a key role in supporting the Council through its wider journey.. Apply for this job
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