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Scottish IJBs at 'critical point', commission finds
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Scottish IJBs at 'critical point', commission finds

By Lee Peart | 26 February 2026

Integration Joint Boards (IJBs) have reached a critical point in Scotland, with a significant risk they will become financially unsustainable within the next one to two years, according to the Acco...

FINANCE

Scottish councils struggle to close budget gaps

By Martin Ford | 10 February 2026

Councils are struggling to balance their books following the announcement of the Scottish Budget.

SCOTLAND

Scottish councils call for National Insurance rise funding

By Dan Peters | 08 November 2024

The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities has called on Holyrood to pass on Whitehall cash due...

SCOTLAND

Leaders withdraw support for National Care Service Bill

By Lee Peart | 30 September 2024

Council leaders have withdrawn their support for the Scottish Government’s National Care Service ...

PAY

Strike action threat after pay offer imposition

By William Eichler | 27 September 2024

Trade union Unison has threatened strike action after local authority leaders in Scotland decided...

PAY

Pay dispute to stretch into autumn

By Dan Peters | 25 July 2024

Council employers have urged union Unison to ‘think again’ after it decided to conduct a ballot f...

PAY

Unison: More than nine out of 10 council workers reject pay offer

By William Eichler | 17 June 2024

Thousands of council workers in Scotland have voted overwhelmingly to reject a pay offer from loc...

FINANCE

'Real action' call amid £585m budget shortfall

By Mark Conrad | 14 May 2024

Scotland’s councils today demanded a ‘real and meaningful solution’ to the sector’s underfunding ...

SOCIAL CARE

National care service overhaul fails to charm councils

By Martin Ford | 28 February 2024

Councils in Scotland remain unconvinced by proposals to create a national care service.

FINANCE

Scottish Budget 'not good' for communities

By Dan Peters | 28 February 2024

Next year’s Scottish Budget is ‘not good’ for communities, council leaders have said.

COUNCIL TAX

Council rejects tax freeze offer

By Martin Ford | 23 February 2024

Argyll and Bute Council has become the first to reject the Scottish Government’s council tax freeze.

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Head of Regulation and Sustainability

LGE02 - £65,211

Could you be the leader shaping the future of regulation and sustainability in North East Lincolnshire? Apply for this job

North East Lincolnshire Council

Executive Director – Finance & Resources

£108,222 plus £3,500 car allowance and generous benefits package

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Assistant Director – Youth and Communities

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