WHITEHALL

Ministers to make more changes to debt rules

By Mark Conrad | 12 April 2024

Ministers are poised to impose immediate further changes to local government debt rules – includi...

HOUSING

Smarter spend will get Britain building again

By Stephen Muers | 13 March 2024

Stephen Muers says policymakers must ‘spend smarter’ to tackle the temporary housing crisis, and ...

FINANCE

We don't need a Lyons' 2.0

By Annabel Smith | 06 March 2024

With the seminal 2007 Lyons Review in focus, Ben Franklin and Annabel Smith look at why place-sha...

PLANNING

Getting Britain building again

By Tracy Blackwell | 06 March 2024

The Purposeful Finance Commission’s recommendation that businesses raise a target of £22.5m to he...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Economic growth with local talent at the fore

By Alan Whitelaw | 20 February 2024

With 22,000 civil service jobs moving out of London there are real opportunities for local author...

FINANCE

You can't solve ongoing service costs with one-off cash injections

By Claire Kober | 12 February 2024

Councils adopted a strategic approach to asset management many years ago; without it they simply ...

BUSINESS

Croydon to wind down Brick by Brick

By Martin Ford | 12 February 2024

Croydon LBC’s mayor is set to give the go-ahead to officially wind down the council’s development...

FINANCE

Teesworks inquiry finds no evidence of 'corruption'

By William Eichler | 30 January 2024

An inquiry into accusations of corruption relating to the Teesworks scheme has found no evidence ...

COMMERCIALISM

The right tools for commercial success

By Vivien Holland | 23 January 2024

Local Partnership's toolkit for success in commercialism has been developed to help local and com...

WHITEHALL

£2.9bn private investment in freeports says Gove

By Paul Marinko | 10 January 2024

Michael Gove has said new freeports have attracted £2.9bn of investment and created 6,000 jobs si...

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Team Manager - Locality

£55,979.00, Grade 13

Wakefield Children’s Services have been rated by Ofsted as GOOD with outstanding leadership. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Executive Director – Adult Social Care, Health & Wellbeing

£131,208 (Hay 1)

Lead with Purpose. Build on Excellence. Shape the Future of Health and Wellbeing in Sefton. Apply for this job

Sefton Borough Council

Strategic Finance Business Partners (five roles)

up to £80k

Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council

frederica-diamanta

Team Manager - Locality

£55,979.00, Grade 13

Wakefield Children’s Services have been rated by Ofsted as GOOD with outstanding leadership. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Executive Director – Adult Social Care, Health & Wellbeing

£131,208 (Hay 1)

Lead with Purpose. Build on Excellence. Shape the Future of Health and Wellbeing in Sefton. Apply for this job

Sefton Borough Council

Strategic Finance Business Partners (five roles)

up to £80k

Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council