Full council tax equalisation and the use of deprivation indices mark a critical shift toward needs-based funding for local authorities, says Sir Stephen Houghton.
As the Government prepares to publish its schools white paper, now is the time to deliver bold, i...
Trade union Unite has described the Government’s commitment to ban the practice of fire and rehir...
Reforms to Right to Buy (RtB) have given councils greater confidence in protecting and growing th...
Councils have awarded contracts worth £3.4m since the start of the year as part of local governme...
Council spending on home to school transport for children with special educational needs and disa...
The Government’s fair funding review will ‘not resolve the underlying issue of insufficient overa...
Simon Christian and Jonathan Meek analyse the impact of the Fair Funding Review 2.0 on different ...
Rob Powell says finance leaders can build high-performing teams despite sector challenges, inspir...
Redundancy payouts totalling £1m made to senior officers at Glasgow have been described as ‘deepl...
A number of Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) have paused or postponed their redundancy programmes du...
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Gloucestershire County Council is seeking an exceptional, forward-thinking Director of Finance. Apply for this job
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