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FINANCE
Hunt must protect the frontline and fend off the bond markets
By Michael Burton | 19 October 2022
Michael Burton says that in the end, taxes will have to rise: 'the public want their services, au...
RECRUITMENT
'Mistrust and dysfunction' at Middlesbrough
By Martin Ford | 17 October 2022
A breakdown in relations between officers and members at Middlesbrough Council has been highlight...
WHITEHALL
Spending settlement is 'no longer enough' says CIPFA
By Michael Burton | 17 October 2022
The scale of the Government’s challenge to curb public spending against a backdrop of soaring dem...
WHITEHALL
Inflation may drive increased insourcing
By Dan Peters | 03 October 2022
Councils may be propelled to bring services back in-house to escape contracts tied to inflation a...
BUSINESS
Warning of £75m audit fee increase
By Dan Peters | 03 October 2022
Experts have warned councils could be hit by a £75m increase to their audit fees as details of th...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Government floats traffic light ratings for sector
By Dan Peters | 06 September 2022
Controversial plans to introduce traffic light ratings for the sector could be revived – this tim...
FINANCE
Inflation's stealthy impact
By Martin Ford | 06 September 2022
Double-digit inflation is putting huge pressure on councils, with impacts including fuel price hi...
POVERTY
What can the new PM do on the cost of living crisis?
By Rob Whiteman | 30 August 2022
The Government will need to do more to support people through the winter – not just those on the ...
CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC FINANCE AND ACCOUNTANCY
What's the recipe for successful council companies?
By Perry Holmes | 29 August 2022
In the light of some high profile failures of councils’ commercial ventures, Perry Holmes suggest...
FINANCE
Capital borrowing falls by a fifth in two years, data reveals
By Chris Mahony | 02 August 2022
Councils’ prudential borrowing for capital expenditure has fallen 22% in two years, official data...
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Executive Director of Transport
£128,216 – £156,241
Getting Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Moving Apply for this job
Assistant Director – Children and Families
£80,995 - £86,757
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- Council backlash over asylum reforms
- EXCLUSIVE: LGA reduces transparency of key meeting
- Local government leaders must connect the council financial crisis to lived experience
- Casey urged to consider potential of LATCos for social care
- Exclusive: Councils must be made an equal partner in designing a national care system, says Casey
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