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FINANCE

What happens when business rates run low?

By Heather Jameson | 13 January 2016

Reflecting on the finance settlement, Heather Jameson urges finance directors to get tough on usi...

WHITEHALL

Expansion strategy for troubled families programme

By Tom Bridge | 13 January 2016

A wide-reaching government strategy to expand the Troubled Families programme and tackle ‘sink es...

WHITEHALL

Councils resisting call to use reserves

By Sam Clayden | 13 January 2016

A leading finance expert has attacked government suggestions that the four-year settlement means ...

FINANCE

Excess spending safeguards rejected by finance chief

By Heather Jameson | 13 January 2016

Government hints that financial rules to stop councils over-spending could be changed have been d...

WHITEHALL

Council spending freezes 'prove system works'

By Heather Jameson | 11 January 2016

Issuing a freeze on council spending should not be a sign of failure for a local authority, accor...

FINANCE

Authorities 'must make accounts more accessible'

08 December 2015

Councils should produce summary versions of their accounts to increase engagement with the public...

HEALTH

Care bosses call for Osborne talks

By Jamie Hailstone | 08 December 2015

Care industry chiefs have called for a crisis meeting with George Osborne and Jeremy Hunt amid fe...

FINANCE

CFO confidence plummets on finance outlook

By Thomas Bridge | 23 November 2015

Confidence in councils’ abilities to deliver services in the next financial year is rapidly falli...

FINANCE

Whitehall slammed over reserves figures

By Sam Clayden | 19 November 2015

Whitehall has faced a backlash from council leaders, the Local Government Association (LGA) and f...

FINANCE

Finance experts urge councils to boost reserves despite cuts

By Sam Clayden | 17 November 2015

Councils should be boosting their reserves despite cuts, leading finance experts told the County ...

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Transport

£112,924

Premium jobEast Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) is on a bold journey. Apply for this job

East Midlands Combined County Authority

Group Lawyer Manager (Contracts and Commercial) - WMF2156e

£63,830 - £66,642

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Commercial and Contracts Lawyer to join our high-performing legal team Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Programme Manager, Scarborough

£49,764 - £53,817 per annum

Are you someone who is innovative and can oversee the delivery of strategic transformation programmes? Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council