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FINANCE

County council leaders issue 'bleak' finance warning

By William Eichler | 23 March 2023

County councils need to make £1bn worth of savings to cope with ‘unprecedented’ financial pressur...

FINANCE

District councils 'starved of cash,' leaders warn

By Mark Whitehead | 22 March 2023

District councils have claimed they are being starved of cash while county authorities are allowe...

COUNCIL TAX

4 wheel drive woman on... council tax

21 March 2023

Oh, Tarquin, just how hard can it be?

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Budget 2023: The austerity elephant

By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 17 March 2023

Forced cutbacks and savings from councils over the next few years risk outweighing the new regene...

FINANCE

Scots see council tax hikes of up to 10%

By Heather Jameson | 15 March 2023

Most local authorities in Scotland have raised their council tax by around five percent, after an...

COUNCIL TAX

An agent of change

By Dan Peters | 14 March 2023

Unitarisation was a positive thing for Buckinghamshire, says chief executive Rachael Shimmin. Dan...

FINANCE

Croydon approves 15% tax hike

By Dan Peters | 09 March 2023

Croydon LBC has approved a 15% council tax increase as part of a 2023-24 budget that was original...

WHITEHALL

Charting the lost decade

By Michael Burton | 01 March 2023

Economist Paul Johnson pulls no punches in his new book on the public finances which charts Gover...

FINANCE

Council tax freeze is down to prudent financial management  

By Cllr David Shelvey | 28 February 2023

Years of prudent financial management have enabled Central Bedfordshire Council to balance the bo...

FINANCE

Woking warns of possible section 114

By William Eichler | 22 February 2023

Woking BC has warned it is ‘in the territory’ of issuing a section 114 as it struggles with more ...

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frederica-diamanta

Executive Director of Place and Customer

up to £179,404 per annum

Shape the Future of Essex. Drive climate action. Deliver for our communities. Apply for this job

Essex County Council

Director of Social Work and Social Care

£100,731 to £104,625

You will join a values-driven senior leadership team, providing visible and responsive leadership. Apply for this job

Trafford Council

Housing Ombudsman

£130,095 per annum, negotiable based on experience.

The Housing Ombudsman Service allows colleagues to choose if they wish to work in the London office, from home or a hybrid of the two Apply for this job

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