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FINANCE

GMPF 'confident of major investments'

By Victor Smart | 14 December 2017

The £45bn Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) remains confident that local authority pension f...

EUROPEAN UNION

Council leaders call for 'urgent clarity' over EU funding

By William Eichler | 07 December 2017

Council chiefs yesterday called on the Government to provide ‘urgent clarity’ over how it will re...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Include councils in Brexit negotiations, panel tells select committee

By Hiba Mahamadi | 06 December 2017

A panel of local government experts have stressed the importance of including councils in Brexit ...

CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC FINANCE AND ACCOUNTANCY

Ministers urged not to redistribute EU funding via Barnett Formula

By Mark Conrad | 04 December 2017

Britain’s government should not default to the out-dated Barnett Formula when seeking to replace ...

BUSINESS

Row over contract extension

By Chris Ames | 30 November 2017

Hertfordshire CC is controversially planning to extended its highways maintenance contract with R...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Industrial Strategy snubs councils

By Mark Conrad | 27 November 2017

Business secretary Greg Clark has snubbed councils and empowered local enterprise partnerships (L...

WHITEHALL

Councils dismayed by cultural blow

By Dan Peters | 23 November 2017

Leeds City Council’s leader has been left dismayed after the European Commission said a British c...

WHITEHALL

Budget 2017: Devolution and housing key planks in speech

By Heather Jameson | 22 November 2017

Philip Hammond’s first Autumn Budget has seen the chancellor unveil a raft of new devolution deal...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

LGA reveals Brexit wish list

By Mark Conrad | 21 November 2017

The Local Government Association (LGA) has published a definitive wish list of new powers that it...

FINANCE

Budget needs to back local government

By Paul Dossett | 17 November 2017

Head of local government at Grant Thornton UK, Paul Dossett, says there are no areas where furthe...

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Corporate Director – Adults & Health

£176,061 – £196,002

Lead Change. Shape Lives. Be Part of Something New. Apply for this job

Newham London Borough Council

Assistant Director, People

£89,116 - £104,843 per annum

Experience the best of both worlds with our flexible hybrid working arrangements. Apply for this job

Essex County Council

Executive Director (Children’s Services)

up to £137,831

Are you an experienced and inspirational leader of Children’s Services? Apply for this job

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council