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FINANCE
Excess spending safeguards rejected by finance chief
By Heather Jameson | 13 January 2016
Government hints that financial rules to stop councils over-spending could be changed have been d...
FINANCE
A question of Clark vs Pickles
By Abdool Kara | 12 January 2016
How has communities secretary Greg Clark so far shaped up against his predecessor Eric Pickles? A...
FINANCE
Creating an ideal partnership
By Sir Merrick Cockell | 12 January 2016
Pooling public sector pension funds is the way forward for investment in infrastructure argues Si...
FINANCE
Keep your eyes on the financial settlement
By Graeme McDonald | 12 January 2016
Business rate retention, a four-year indicative budget and recognition of spiralling social care ...
FINANCE
It's a whole new century
12 January 2016
News reaches Diary by carrier pigeon that Broxtowe BC may not yet be in the 21st century – 16 yea...
FINANCE
Dare to be different
By Dan Corry | 12 January 2016
The OBR should try to forecast for itself what might happen to spending and tax instead of just f...
FINANCE
Dawes: Councils will be able to set legal budgets
By Sam Clayden | 12 January 2016
The Department for Communities and Local Government's (DCLG) permanent secretary has said she exp...
WHITEHALL
DCLG has done 'no thinking' on rates retention details
By Sam Clayden | 08 January 2016
A prominent government finance figure has admitted the Department of Communities and Local Govern...
FINANCE
'Alarmed' Tory leader pens letter to Cameron
By Dan Peters | 08 January 2016
A Tory council leader has launched a blistering attack on the ‘poorly handled’ local government f...
FINANCE
Social care precept will 'tie authorities in knots'
By Sam Clayden | 07 January 2016
The 2% social care tax precept will create unnecessary bureaucracy, a respected finance director ...
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We are looking for an exceptional strategic leader to join our senior highways management team. Apply for this job
Head of Resident Experience
up to £93k
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Head of Housing Allocations & Accommodation
up to £93k
If you’re a housing professional looking for a job that will stretch and reward you in equal measure Apply for this job
- EXCLUSIVE: Plans for leadership college to be put to Whitehall
- Impact of ICB cuts leads councils to moot legal challenge
- Grasping a once in a lifetime opportunity for councils
- Uncertainty looms over future unitaries' budgets
- Worcestershire CC budget: Social care costs and local government funding pressures
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