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WHITEHALL

Councils could face taxing challenge after election

By Paul Marinko | 11 June 2024

Whether it be council tax or other charges, the more freedom councils are given to raise revenue ...

FINANCE

A letter to the new PM

By Steve Leach | 11 June 2024

Steve Leach and Colin Copus write to the next Prime Minister with ideas for strengthening local g...

BUSINESS

Welsh editors in warning over council tax notice law

By Emily Twinch | 11 June 2024

Editors in Wales have issued a warning over the Welsh Government’s plans to stop council tax noti...

FINANCE

Hunt rules out 'expensive' council tax revaluation

By William Eichler | 06 June 2024

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has pledged that if elected a Conservative government would not undertake ...

PLANNING

Truths and consequences behind LURA

By Martin Ford | 20 May 2024

The Levelling Up and Regeneration Act finally made it into the statute book, but a raft of big ti...

FINANCE

Wales pushes back council tax reform

By Martin Ford | 15 May 2024

Council tax reforms will not come into force until 2028, the Welsh Government has announced.

FINANCE

Election timetable means councils face race against time

By Mark Conrad | 03 May 2024

Councils’ next finance settlement may have to be announced before a Spending Review amid ‘extreme...

FINANCE

districtview

By Ian Miller | 30 April 2024

Perhaps the sector would benefit from clear KPIs for the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and...

FINANCE

Scottish councils' debt is one-and-a-half times funding

By Ellie Ames | 08 April 2024

The debt of councils in Scotland is more than one-and-a-half times the latest local government fu...

COUNCIL TAX

Let's restart the housing debate

By Cllr Lorna Fielker | 03 April 2024

Key Cities’ manifesto details nine policy recommendations to help councils address the housing sh...

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frederica-diamanta

Director of Transport

£112,924

Premium jobEast Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) is on a bold journey. Apply for this job

East Midlands Combined County Authority

Group Lawyer Manager (Contracts and Commercial) - WMF2156e

£63,830 - £66,642

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Commercial and Contracts Lawyer to join our high-performing legal team Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Programme Manager, Scarborough

£49,764 - £53,817 per annum

Are you someone who is innovative and can oversee the delivery of strategic transformation programmes? Apply for this job

North Yorkshire Council