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FINANCE

Stormy waters ahead

By Mark Conrad | 08 January 2024

Mark Conrad talks to three major groups of councils about what the provisional finance settlement...

FINANCE

Call for MPs' help over 'inadequate' settlement

By Martin Ford | 18 December 2023

Councils are to turn to MPs to make the case to the Government following the announcement of an ‘...

FINANCE

Are we heading to a funding train crash?

By Ian Miller | 04 December 2023

The District Councils’ Network 'seeks at least a 6% increase in core spending power for districts...

FINANCE

Fewer than 100 homes for refugees are occupied

By Dan Peters | 23 November 2023

Fewer than 100 homes acquired using a fund to support English councils obtain housing for those f...

FINANCE

Sector unites in plea to chancellor

By Martin Ford | 22 November 2023

The local government sector in England has put out a call to Jeremy Hunt to ‘address the signific...

HOUSING

Getting Britain building homes

By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 15 November 2023

We need to devise a system which ensures housing is built and we can provide the right mix of hom...

PLANNING

The next level begins

By Martin Ford | 08 November 2023

Last month saw the Levelling Up Act receive Royal Assent, but what will that actually mean for lo...

FINANCE

Emergency summit held amid temporary accommodation warnings

By Dan Peters | 31 October 2023

More than 150 councils this week attended an emergency summit as the cost of temporary accommodat...

FINANCE

Let there be fireworks on funding

By Tracy Bingham | 31 October 2023

As we look towards this month’s Autumn Statement, it is clear the sector needs it and the settlem...

HOMELESSNESS

Districts face unpalatable choices

By Cllr Elizabeth Dennis | 30 October 2023

The majority of district councils do not expect to be able to balance their budgets this year, sa...

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frederica-diamanta

Strategic Director, Corporate Services

c£162,000 per annum, more for an exceptional candidate

Bradford is at an extraordinary moment of transformation Apply for this job

City of Bradford MDC

Programme Manager - WMF2246e

£56,883 - £59,198

The Capital Programme team is responsible for the core delivery of the Council’s c. £80-100m/year Capital Programme Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Head of Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer

£79,336 – £86,691 per annum

As Head of Law and Governance you join at a critical time. Apply for this job

Crawley Borough Council