Title
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
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...
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...
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Head of Early Years and Early Help
£90,126 - £98,319
Merton is an Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ authority—yet it is our ambition, our humility, and our drive to keep learning that truly define us. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Operations
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Strategy
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
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