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BUSINESS

IR35: authorities urged to use interim solutions

By Mark Conrad | 14 February 2017

Councils which use contractors have been urged to make use of temporary systems while they assess...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Birmingham may drop criminal record checks

By Mark Conrad | 14 February 2017

The council at the centre of the Trojan Horse scandal is expected to ditch three-year criminal re...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: 'Time to stop the lies'

By Heather Jameson | 14 February 2017

Key figures call for sector-wide debate on the future of local government amid claims of denials ...

FINANCE

CIPFA chief urges accountancy rule changes as councils 'bend the rules'

By Heather Jameson | 14 February 2017

Councils are ‘bending the rules’ on their balance sheets – with the blessing of central governmen...

WHITEHALL

'No council tax to fix social care gap'

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 February 2017

The Welsh Government has ruled out using council tax to help plug the devolved nation’s social ca...

WHITEHALL

Nikileaks spills the beans

14 February 2017

Sometimes things happen in politics that are so absurd they don’t seem believable enough for fict...

FINANCE

Reading's finance plans 'fragile'

By Dan Peters | 14 February 2017

Reading Council’s financial position has been described as fragile with ‘some very significant ri...

WHITEHALL

Bristol criticised for 'collective failure of leadership'

By William Eichler | 09 February 2017

Bristol’s mayor has vowed to get the city’s finances under control after a report criticised the ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

We're in this together

By Deborah Cadman | 08 February 2017

The year ahead poses myriad challenges to local government. Deborah Cadman calls on leaders in th...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Now it's time for the real leaders to step up

By Mark Fletcher-Brown | 08 February 2017

Mark Fletcher-Brown looks at the elements that make up a successful leader and how effective expo...

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frederica-diamanta

Chief Executive

up to £165,000

Premium jobEbbsfleet is one of the UK’s most ambitious regeneration projects, a 21st-century Garden City Apply for this job

Ebbsfleet Development Corporation

Assistant Director Strategy & Community Regeneration

£100,592 - £106,591 per annum

Premium jobNewcastle is a city fast gaining a reputation for its innovation and progress. Apply for this job

Newcastle City Council

Service Manager – Commercial Development

Up to £57,800 plus relocation package up to £8,000

We have two exciting opportunities to join our forward-thinking team. Apply for this job

Ashfield District Council