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FINANCE

Three in four plan maximum tax hike

By Martin Ford | 13 February 2023

Three-quarters of upper-tier local authorities that have published their budgets will increase th...

COUNCIL TAX

Helping Westminster's residents through hard times

By Cllr Adam Hug | 13 February 2023

Three big items sum up Westminster’s approach to helping residents, says Cllr Adam Hug:  a major ...

FINANCE

Tax referendum threshold raised for three councils

By Martin Ford | 06 February 2023

Thurrock, Croydon and Slough will be allowed to increase council tax beyond the referendum limits...

FINANCE

Thurrock expecting Government bailout

By Mark Conrad | 30 January 2023

Troubled Thurrock Council is expecting £182.5m in Government support to keep key services going w...

FINANCE

Bell defends Khan's council tax hike

By Paul Marinko | 25 January 2023

Former Ealing LBC leader Julian Bell has defended reports that Sadiq Khan is planning a 10% hike ...

FINANCE

A review of funding is essential

By Patrick Melia | 10 January 2023

The repeatedly late publication of the provisional local government finance settlement is deeply ...

FINANCE

Brown to ask Government to bypass referendum limit

By Dan Peters | 05 January 2023

The chief executive of troubled Slough Council is preparing to ask the Government for permission ...

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES

Councils deserve better from the Government

By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 22 December 2022

The provisional financial settlement fails to offer any real Christmas cheer for local authoritie...

FINANCE

No settlement surprises for districts this year

By Ian Miller | 21 December 2022

Tracy Bingham and Ian Miller unpick the detail of the provisional local government finance settle...

PLANNING

Challenging times lie ahead for districts

By Ian Miller | 13 December 2022

The certainty given by the centre’s spending principles for councils seems to revolve mainly arou...

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Human Resources and Organisational Development

£73,908 - £85,884

As Head of HR and OD Apply for this job

Swansea Council

Director of Environment and Housing

£104,451 - £115,830

Welcome to the Vale of Glamorgan Apply for this job

Vale of Glamorgan Council

Head of Transformation and Change

£69,210 - £77,728

The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority was established as a new organisation in early 2024. Apply for this job

York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority