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Whitehall delays force councils to fund school repairs

By Jonathan Werran | 12 March 2013

Many crumbling schools forced to wait until 2015 for cash from Government’s £2bn priority school ...

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FT letter demands end of housing debt cap

By Jonathan Werran | 12 March 2013

Leading signatories join London Councils letter urging government to lift housing revenue cap.

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Caerphilly chief suspended over 'unlawful' pay rises

By Laura Sharman | 11 March 2013

The chief executive of Caerphilly County Borough Council has been suspended following claims his ...

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LGA sends Osborne list of spending review 'asks'

By Jonathan Werran | 11 March 2013

Council chiefs to send a list of Spending Review demands to chancellor George Osborne ahead of th...

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257 authorities take cash to freeze council tax, DCLG figures show

By Jonathan Werran | 08 March 2013

Some 257 local authorities have accepted offer of a grant to freeze council tax for 2013/14, DCLG...

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Ministers lift pension investment cap

By Jonathan Werran | 08 March 2013

Councils given freedom to double the amount of pension assets they could invest in local infrastr...

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Treasury rushed capital funding cuts, MPs report

By Jonathan Werran | 08 March 2013

Coalition focus on making immediate spending review cuts risked undermining long-term economic ob...

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District councils 'must lead from the front'

By Jamie Hailstone | 07 March 2013

A local government think tank has called for district councils to be at the forefront of the econ...

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Pickles 'on message' in Cabinet cuts row

By Heather Jameson | 07 March 2013

Reports that communities secretary, Eric Pickles, has gone head to head with the Chancellor to de...

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Optimism in the face of financial gloom

By Andrew Muter | 06 March 2013

Andrew Muter on how Newark & Sherwood District Council is meeting the challenges of financial aus...

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Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

Grade 12 £67,236 – £71,223 plus £3000pa Statutory Officer Allowance

Premium jobWe are looking for an accomplished and proactive leader for our vacant post of Head of Democratic Services & Elections Apply for this job

Harborough District Council

Chief Executive

£188,227

Join us on our journey Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Director, Local Government Reform and Devolution

Up to £150,612pa

Shape the Future of Essex Apply for this job

Essex County Council