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FINANCE
Council tax collection deficit hits £500m
By Martin Ford | 27 May 2021
Councils will need ‘additional help from taxpayers’ to balance their books, the Chartered Institu...
FINANCE
Consider the risks of terminating COVID support prematurely
By Rob Whiteman | 05 May 2021
Currently additional COVID support beyond June is in doubt. 'The uncertainty this poses for counc...
COUNCIL TAX
The funding puzzle stays unsolved
By Rob Whiteman | 24 March 2021
CIPFA's council tax data revealed the average council tax bills for band D properties in two regi...
FINANCE
Reining in the risks?
By Dan Peters | 23 March 2021
South Somerset DC takes an entrepreneurial approach that it says has turned it into a council tha...
WHITEHALL
Future Forum North: 'Business rates will be like Tudor beard tax'
By Dan Peters | 17 March 2021
A senior finance director has said ‘anachronistic’ business rates are ‘going in the direction of ...
FINANCE
A fresh look at the future of finance
By Philippa Watkins | 17 March 2021
Associate director, local government, at CIPFA-Penna Philippa Watkins shares the lessons learned ...
FINANCE
Plea for commitment to finance reform
By Martin Ford | 16 March 2021
Local government has asked for short-term certainty and long-term reform of funding for the sector.
NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
Fewer than half of local audits done by deadline, watchdog finds
By Ann McGauran | 16 March 2021
Fewer than half of local public bodies’ 2019-20 audits were completed by last November, despite a...
FINANCE
Council tax hits £2,000 barrier in two regions
By Dan Peters | 11 March 2021
The typical council tax bill for an average property in England’s north-east and south-west will ...
FINANCE
A tale of two Budgets?
By Heather Jameson | 09 March 2021
While the Budget delivered an economic quick fix, critics have highlighted its silence on support...
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Head of Parks and Environment
£62,474 to £73,056
Make a real difference to places, people and the environment. Apply for this job
Head of Estates Services (Strategy, Project Management and Compliance)
£55,743.00 per annum
The Head of Estates Services (Strategy, Project Management and Compliance) is a senior leadership role Apply for this job
Building Control Technical Lead
Circa up to £57k* + 10% Recruitment Payment
This is an exciting new role designed to mentor and develop our Building Control professionals of the future. Apply for this job
- LGR creates major challenges for the corporate services that many have reduced and pared back for years
- Council threatens legal action over £20m roads funding row
- Reform leads ward coverage in May local elections
- Lancashire CC apologises for role in failings before Southport attack
- LGA's first chair Lord Beecham dies
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