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FINANCE
Autumn Statement: Hunt confirms council tax rises of 5%
By Mark Conrad | 17 November 2022
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced a likely 5% hike in council tax, as well as swingeing public...
WHITEHALL
Council's 'bankruptcy' warning over Chagossian influx
By Dan Peters | 16 November 2022
A council has warned it could be forced to effectively declare bankruptcy if it has to fund housi...
FINANCE
Council tax hikes won't be enough, Hunt warned
By Martin Ford | 16 November 2022
Council tax rises alone will not be enough to bridge the gaping budget shortfalls faced by local ...
WHITEHALL
Ministers expected to stick with referendum threshold
By Dan Peters | 08 November 2022
Whitehall officials are not expecting returning local government secretary Michael Gove to make c...
COUNCIL TAX
Local response to crisis offers some hope
By Jonathan Carr-West | 26 October 2022
Dr Jonathan Carr-West says financially vulnerable councils are providing heroic levels of support...
LONDON COUNCILS
Prognosis grim but not incurable
By Cllr Georgia Gould | 24 October 2022
Cllr Georgia Gould says London’s boroughs have sprung into action to help those most at risk from...
COUNCIL TAX
Policy trumps PR
By Dan Corry | 19 October 2022
Dan Corry says the Prime Minister has perhaps now learned that if a policy is fundamentally poor,...
WHITEHALL
Sector split over finance settlement
By Mark Conrad | 11 October 2022
Financial uncertainty has split opinion over whether local government should push for a multi-yea...
COUNCIL TAX
Districts need certainty on funding
By Ian Miller | 10 October 2022
A two-year settlement – even if it is worse than previously envisaged – would at least allow some...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Mini-Budget: Government in 'early discussions' on investment zones
By Ann McGauran | 23 September 2022
The Government is in ‘early discussions with nearly 40 places’ including Tees Valley and the West...
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Director of People Services
£106,305 - £116,305
This pivotal leadership role will drive the development and delivery of our People Strategy Apply for this job
Service Manager – Quality Assurance & Practice Development
£54,994 - £62,777 per annum
Lead excellence in social work practice and help shape continuous improvement across Children’s Services. Apply for this job
Chief Executive
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In April 2027, West Surrey Council will become one of England's largest new unitary authorities Apply for this job
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