LEADERSHIP

A return to form

By Heather Jameson | 17 February 2025

After a tough few years for Birmingham City Council, the recovery is very much underway. Heather ...

FINANCE

Half of Scotland in 'wrong' council tax band

By Martin Ford | 12 February 2025

More than half of Scottish properties are effectively in the ‘wrong’ council tax band, research b...

FINANCE

Funding crisis requires radicalism, MPs told

By Martin Ford | 11 February 2025

A more 'radical' approach is required from the Government to turn around the financial crisis fac...

FINANCE

Financial resilience can't be kept waiting much longer

By Ian Miller | 11 February 2025

Unitary and county councils queuing up for exceptional financial support demonstrates that the ov...

FINANCE

Tax hikes agreed for just six councils

By Heather Jameson | 03 February 2025

Councils facing financial woes have been told to scale back council tax rises, just weeks before ...

FINANCE

New unitary seeks exceptional financial support

By Dan Peters | 30 January 2025

A unitary council that is less than two years old is seeking exceptional financial support from G...

FINANCE

We need to talk about the state of the state

By Heather Jameson | 29 January 2025

A Hollywood actor's eloquent court argument about why he shouldn't have to pay council tax may ra...

FINANCE

Warning to councils after £1m fraud case

By William Eichler | 09 January 2025

Local authorities have been urged to learn from weaknesses that enabled an Aberdeen City Council ...

FINANCE

£2bn finance settlement boost announced

By Dan Peters | 18 December 2024

Councils in England will receive a share of £2bn additional funding next year under the provision...

SIGOMA

Fair Funding Review is a golden opportunity to fix finance system

By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 16 December 2024

Council tax equalisation – a ‘reset’ in the system - would offset a decade of mismatched funding ...

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Project Manager (Major Projects)

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Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council

Head of Revenues and Benefits

PO 16-19 (scp 46-49) £56,080 to £59,525 per annum

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Ribble Valley Borough Council

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Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council