Title
WHITEHALL
Council concern over grant pressure
By Dan Peters | 23 March 2021
Councils have raised concerns with government that local authorities will have to demonstrate the...
FINANCE
End to welfare support threatens council finances
By Martin Ford | 22 March 2021
Cutting off pandemic welfare support could lead to ‘disaster’ for families and local government f...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Getting the balance right
By Sheila Oxtoby | 16 March 2021
While the Levelling Up Fund and Community Renewal Fund are further welcome additions to investmen...
REORGANISATION
DCN bids to attract unitaries with new offer
By Dan Peters | 01 March 2021
The District Councils’ Network (DCN) will create a new category of membership in a bid to keep ne...
PUBLIC HEALTH
It's time to focus virus 'contain' funding on families and streets
By Cllr John Fuller OBE | 01 March 2021
We need to recalibrate and resource the Contain Outbreak Management Fund activity on preparing fo...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
The problem with polls
By Martin Ford | 17 February 2021
Local government has finally learned that two years’ worth of elections will take place on ‘Super...
BUSINESS RATES
Local government settlement shows Government is not in listening mode
By Ian Miller | 09 February 2021
It is clear from the final local government settlement that the Government did not pay attention ...
WHITEHALL
DCN bid for place on chief executives' network rejected
By Dan Peters | 09 February 2021
Senior Whitehall officials have knocked back a District Councils’ Network (DCN) bid to win a plac...
DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK
Making the wrong grade
03 February 2021
Talking of Lord Porter, Diary expects the lockdown has created its fair share of unusual haircuts...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Cementing growth plans in The Bay
By Lawrence Conway | 02 February 2021
Whatever your thoughts may be on local government reorganisation it has brought together the thre...
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Head of Early Years and Early Help
£90,126 - £98,319
Merton is an Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ authority—yet it is our ambition, our humility, and our drive to keep learning that truly define us. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Operations
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Strategy
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
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