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FINANCE
'Culture of mistrust' found at Newham
By Mark Conrad | 04 March 2024
Newham LBC’s chief executive has vowed to tackle the ‘culture of mistrust’ among politicians and ...
FINANCE
Council funding crisis 'existential'
By Martin Ford | 01 March 2024
Local government’s funding crisis threatens to derail ambitions to level up the north of England,...
WHITEHALL
CIPFA pleads for Oflog costs to be kept down
By Dan Peters | 01 March 2024
It is ‘unrealistic’ to think the Office for Local Government (Oflog) will not pile fresh resource...
WHITEHALL
Lending rates could spike after audit reset, LGA warns
By Dan Peters | 01 March 2024
Proposals to reset the local audit system and clear the backlog of accounts could drive up the le...
FINANCE
Rayner to go 'further and faster' on devolution
By Martin Ford | 01 March 2024
Shadow local government secretary Angela Rayner has promised to go ‘further and faster’ on devolu...
DEVOLUTION
More areas get level four devolution powers
By Martin Ford | 01 March 2024
West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and the Liverpool city region will all receive level four devolve...
ASSET MANAGEMENT
Government's asset sale plan: Short-term fix or long-term disaster?
By Thomas Howard | 01 March 2024
Selling council assets may provide a quick fix of cash, but cuts off future revenue supplies and ...
FINANCE
Government agrees £2.5bn of capitalisation directions
By Martin Ford | 29 February 2024
A total of 19 councils have agreed in-principle capitalisation directions worth almost £2.5bn wit...
WHITEHALL
Government 'recognises' increased temporary accommodation demand
By Dan Peters | 29 February 2024
The Government has said it recognises the challenges local authorities face in responding to the ...
FINANCE
Government expected to grant £54m capitalisation direction to Havering
By Martin Ford | 29 February 2024
Havering LBC has staved off the threat of a section 114 notice after the Government said it was m...
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Executive Director of Transport
£128,216 – £156,241
Getting Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Moving Apply for this job
Assistant Director – Children and Families
£80,995 - £86,757
Our promise to Sheffield’s children and young people is that Sheffield will be a place where they belong, Apply for this job
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- Council backlash over asylum reforms
- EXCLUSIVE: LGA reduces transparency of key meeting
- Local government leaders must connect the council financial crisis to lived experience
- Exclusive: Councils must be made an equal partner in designing a national care system, says Casey
- Casey urged to consider potential of LATCos for social care
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