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WHITEHALL

Call for 'ability to pay' model

By Jamie Hailstone | 08 February 2017

Shadow local government minister Jim McMahon has called for a new model of council funding based ...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: 'It's make or break time' - annual finance survey

By Dan Peters | 08 February 2017

Results of the latest LGiU/The MJ annual finance survey lead to stark warnings on the fiscal futu...

FINANCE

Surrey CC scraps plans for 15% council tax referendum

By Sam Clayden | 06 February 2017

Surrey CC has scrapped plans to hold a referendum on whether to increase council tax by 15%.

FINANCE

Schemes pressure poorer families

By Dan Peters | 01 February 2017

Each new wave of council tax support schemes (CTS) has put a greater burden on low income familie...

FINANCE

Surrey is an example of why councils need fiscal freedoms

By Dr John Stanton | 30 January 2017

In the wake of Surrey CC's decision to hold a council tax referendum, Dr John Stanton argues givi...

FINANCE

Warning over future for care home providers

By Dan Peters | 25 January 2017

Councils have called for ‘urgent and genuinely new’ funding for social care amid fresh warnings t...

FINANCE

White Van Man on . . . tourism tax

24 January 2017

Whenever I go abroad to Italy or France or whatever I always discover the hotel has whacked on an...

COUNCIL TAX

Surrey CC needs a masterful campaign

By Ben Page | 24 January 2017

Surrey CC's decision to hold a council tax referendum was a bold move, but will the odds are stac...

HEALTH

EXCLUSIVE: Lack of confidence in adult social care strategy exposed

By Dan Peters | 24 January 2017

The true scale of feeling across local government about the escalating social care crisis is reve...

COUNCIL TAX

Ashford exits super district plan

By Mark Conrad | 24 January 2017

Councils in east Kent have published a business case for a super district but Ashford DC has quit...

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frederica-diamanta

Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

Grade 12 £67,236 – £71,223 plus £3000pa Statutory Officer Allowance

Premium jobWe are looking for an accomplished and proactive leader for our vacant post of Head of Democratic Services & Elections Apply for this job

Harborough District Council

Deputy Team Manager

£50,574 - £53,607

Strength in people. Strength in communities. Strength in diversity. Apply for this job

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Chief Executive

Up to £177,821 per annum

At City of York Council, we are proud of our strong civic identity, heritage, and ambition. Apply for this job

City of York Council