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WHITEHALL
Auditors add to council biometric warnings
By Mark Conrad | 20 May 2024
A spending watchdog has echoed councils’ concerns that biometric entry requirements at UK ports c...
FINANCE
West Berkshire urged to make permanent appointments
By Mark Conrad | 17 May 2024
West Berkshire Council has been urged to focus on the management layer below its corporate leader...
WHITEHALL
Pension funds told to report annually on pooling progress
By Mark Conrad | 17 May 2024
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) funds should report annually on progress against pooling a...
WHITEHALL
LGA launches attack on DfT over traffic fine surplus plans
By Dominic Browne | 17 May 2024
Council leaders have hit back at the Department for Transport (DfT) over plans to restrict their ...
FINANCE
Will the lights go out locally?
17 May 2024
Max Mosley examines the perfect storm that destroyed local government finances and looks at what ...
ENVIRONMENT
Government advisers urge overhaul of infrastructure funding
By Martin Ford | 16 May 2024
Councils should be given more funding to play a greater role in developing infrastructure project...
FINANCE
£50m of exceptional financial support agreed for Lambeth LBC
By William Eichler | 16 May 2024
The Government has agreed in principle up to £50m of exceptional financial support for Lambeth LBC.
FINANCE
Wales pushes back council tax reform
By Martin Ford | 15 May 2024
Council tax reforms will not come into force until 2028, the Welsh Government has announced.
FINANCE
Auditor issues qualified opinion on Stoke-on-Trent accounts
By Martin Ford | 15 May 2024
Concerns over finances and children’s services have resulted in auditors issuing a qualified opin...
BUSINESS
Dorset to host UK's first coastal tourist tax
By Ellie Ames | 15 May 2024
The first coastal tourist tax in the UK is expected to be introduced in Dorset after hoteliers in...
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Chief Executive
£188,576 - £201,902 (pay award pending)
Join us for a rare opportunity to lead one of the UK’s newest and most ambitious councils Apply for this job
Finance Development Accountant
Band I (£55,609 to £59,025)
Sandwell Council’s Finance Division is seeking a proactive Finance Development Accountant on a full-time permanent basis Apply for this job
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