FINANCE

CIPFA urges bosses to use OBCM rules

By Jamie Hailstone | 31 March 2015

Finance bosses have called on councils and other public sector organisations to use Open Book Con...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

EXCLUSIVE: Stand-off over counter-fraud strategy

By Dan Peters | 24 March 2015

A new counter-fraud strategy for councils has been delayed with the Department for Communities an...

BUSINESS

Councils' own firms in need of tax holiday

By Dan Peters | 24 March 2015

New council-owned trading companies should be given a three-year corporation tax holiday funded b...

FINANCE

That's not the way to do it

By Rob Whiteman | 23 March 2015

Last week’s Budget contained too much pre-election Punch and Judy knockabout and too little long-...

FINANCE

Welsh council tax to rise by 4%

By Dan Peters | 13 March 2015

Local authorities in Wales will have £100m more funding in 2015/16 than their counterparts in Eng...

WHITEHALL

LGA action on council financial 'watch list'

By Dan Peters | 10 March 2015

A watch list of councils financially at risk could be drawn up after watchdogs warned the Governm...

FINANCE

Finance nausea

By Peter Stuart | 10 March 2015

A local government landscape where so many reference points are moving and shifting at the behest...

FINANCE

COSLA hits back at criticism over council borrowing levels

By Dan Peters | 10 March 2015

The main body representing Scottish councils has defended local authorities’ record levels of deb...

FINANCE

London and the North bore brunt of budget cuts, IFS study shows

By Jonathan Werran | 05 March 2015

London boroughs and councils in the North East and North West experienced the largest per-head sp...

FINANCE

Pickles welcomes Cipfa's council tax survey

By Jonathan Werran | 05 March 2015

Average council tax bills across England are set to increase by a mere 1% in 2015, public finance...

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Family Help and Safeguarding

£105,836 - £121,235

Brighter Futures for Children is looking for a visionary leader to drive transformation and improvement in children's services at a pivotal time. Apply for this job

Reading Borough Council

Head of Highways Operations

Salary: £78,168 per annum

Premium jobSomerset offers a unique blend of natural beauty, rich history and vibrant community life. Apply for this job

Somerset Council

Head of Operational Services

£73,051 to £75,342

Are you ready to shape the future of a thriving district? Apply for this job

South Derbyshire District Council