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FINANCE
Taxing questions on a flawed system
By Martin Ford | 30 August 2020
The Treasury announced a call for evidence on business rates. Martin Ford speaks to experts about...
COUNCILLORS
LGA code of conduct under fire
By Martin Ford | 20 August 2020
A model code of conduct for councillors put forward by the Local Government Association (LGA) lac...
WHITEHALL
IFS finds £2bn budget black hole
By Michael Burton | 18 August 2020
Councils face a budget black hole of £2bn this year due to unfunded coronavirus costs, a new stud...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Birmingham improvement model could be used elsewhere
By Dan Peters | 11 August 2020
An improvement model that has helped turn around Birmingham City Council could be rolled out to o...
CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Doorbell diversion
10 August 2020
Council chief executives can sometimes struggle to illustrate the practical implications of theor...
WHITEHALL
Local government was poorly prepared for pandemic, report finds
By Michael Burton | 03 August 2020
A decade of spending cuts, staff shortages and poor contacts with Whitehall meant local governmen...
WHITEHALL
CIPFA calls for strengthening of council borrowing rules
By Dan Peters | 31 July 2020
Legislation governing the rules on council borrowing should be strengthened, the Chartered Instit...
WHITEHALL
Plan to hand social care to NHS is for 'wrong reasons'
By Heather Jameson | 29 July 2020
Plans to hand social care to the NHS are being mooted for ‘all the wrong reasons,’ local governme...
WHITEHALL
MPs slate ministers over sector funding
By Michael Burton | 23 July 2020
MPs have slated ministers for failing to give local government sufficient funding and urged them ...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Deficit puts councils on cliff edge
By Dan Peters | 23 July 2020
Many councils could be pushed over the ‘financial cliff edge’ if the £500m of high-needs deficit ...
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- Budget 2026: High streets to benefit from greater business rates relief
- Budget 2026: Fiscal Devolution Roadmap published and new mayors announced
- Budget 2026: Healey's first Budget delivers fiscal devo vision
- Local government reorganisation: A genuine pause creates the conditions for a decision
- Budget 2026: 'Further £430m' to tackle rough sleeping
Head of Property, Assets & Major Projects
Renumeration package £74 – 78k
This is a rare opportunity to combine strategic leadership, commercial asset management Apply for this job
Head of Legal - (Commercial & Projects)
£71,513- £80,593 per annum
We are seeking a senior solicitor to join as the Head of Legal for Commercial and Projects work. Apply for this job
Head of Business, Markets and Town Centres
PO10 - £84,042 - £89,274
We are now seeking an exceptional leader to join our Economy & Skills team as our new Head of Business Apply for this job
- Budget 2026: High streets to benefit from greater business rates relief
- Budget 2026: Fiscal Devolution Roadmap published and new mayors announced
- Budget 2026: Healey's first Budget delivers fiscal devo vision
- Local government reorganisation: A genuine pause creates the conditions for a decision
- Budget 2026: 'Further £430m' to tackle rough sleeping
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