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BUSINESS RATES
IFS study casts doubt over backing for 100% business rate retention
By Michael Burton | 13 September 2017
Senior councillors and directors have expressed scepticism that 100% business rates retention wil...
FINANCE
McDonnell: Do not let officers determine policies
By Heather Jameson | 12 September 2017
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has warned Labour councillors not to let their officers determin...
BUSINESS
Council left with £20m bill after legal battle
By Chris Ames | 06 September 2017
Cumbria CC has been landed with a £21m bill after a disastrous dispute with its former highways c...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Rotherham officers 'missed opportunities' to uncover CSE
By Dan Peters | 06 September 2017
Senior officers at Rotherham MBC between 1997 and 2013 missed opportunities to uncover the scale ...
FINANCE
New care legislation blamed for overspend
By Dan Peters | 06 September 2017
Dundee City Council is predicting a £4.2m overspend against its adjusted 2017/18 revenue budget, ...
FINANCE
Brum leader faces down pressure to quit
By Dan Peters | 05 September 2017
Birmingham City Council’s leader was battling for his political survival this week as he faced do...
FINANCE
Birmingham officers in warning over bin deal
By Dan Peters | 25 August 2017
A row is brewing between Birmingham City Council’s management and senior councillors over how to ...
BUSINESS
Liverpool insist 'business as usual' after chief rebailed
By Dan Peters | 24 August 2017
Liverpool City Council has insisted it is ‘business as usual’ after police said chief executive G...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Call for more women in local government
By William Eichler | 21 August 2017
Council leaders have admitted that the move towards gender balance in local government should be ...
WHITEHALL
Council apologises for pollution figures tampering
By Jamie Hailstone | 02 August 2017
Cheshire East Council has apologised after admitting its air quality figures were deliberately ta...
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Director of Law and Governance
up to £140,445 per annum
Leading with integrity. Governing with confidence. Delivering for Islington. Apply for this job
Chief Executive
c.£235,000
In April 2027, West Surrey Council will become one of England's largest new unitary authorities Apply for this job
Business Manager – Knowsley Safeguarding Children Partnership (KSCP)
£54,703 - £60,044
Knowsley Council is an award-winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the Municipal Journal Awards 2024. Apply for this job
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