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WHITEHALL

'Essential' needs review must break status quo

By Dan Peters | 17 May 2016

The needs-based review being carried out as part of the move to business rates retention must rip...

HUMOUR

Pun and games

11 May 2016

Far be it from Diary to eschew a pun – the comedy ploy beloved of headline writers everywhere – b...

FINANCE

Councils under pressure to deliver efficiency plans

By Dan Peters | 11 May 2016

Senior finance and policy officers will gather next month to thrash out top tips for councils thi...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Chiefs warn against Brexit

By Heather Jameson | 04 May 2016

Council chief executives today break their silence over the European Union (EU) referendum, with ...

FINANCE

Bid to simplify authorities' accounts 'should go further'

By MJ reporter | 12 April 2016

A senior council finance chief has questioned the success of efforts to make local government acc...

BUSINESS

Settlement 'responsible for inequalities in the system'

By Dan Peters | 06 April 2016

Unitary and top-tier councils in areas with relatively low levels of deprivation have been shelte...

FINANCE

The pressure has started

By Sean Nolan | 01 April 2016

As business rates retention edges closer, Sean Nolan outlines the challenge ahead as councils fac...

FINANCE

Double whammy to cost councils £1bn

By Mark Whitehead | 31 March 2016

A rising tide of extra costs resulting from a double whammy of changes is forcing councils toward...

FINANCE

Closing the loop

By Alison Scott | 22 March 2016

CIPFA’s new expenditure and funding analysis can give local government a strong foundation during...

FINANCE

Does any of it add up?

By Heather Jameson | 22 March 2016

In the aftermath of last week’s Budget announcement, Heather Jameson asks how concerned the secto...

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frederica-diamanta

Strategic Director – Place-Based Services

£Competitive

Stevenage is a town with bold ambitions. Apply for this job

Stevenage Borough Council

Executive Director of Adult Care Services

£158,000

This is an exciting time to be joining Hertfordshire County Council. Apply for this job

Hertfordshire County Council

Assistant Director - People & Change

Up to £91,625 + generous pension

Cambridge is a city of global reputation and local pride – a place of ideas, innovation and inclusion. Apply for this job

Cambridge City Council