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FINANCE

Treasury defends council tax

By Martin Ford | 19 May 2023

A minister has defended council tax after MPs put forward a potential alternative.

FINANCE

Concern over community land auction plan

By Martin Ford | 19 May 2023

A scheme designed to put land value windfalls in council coffers has caused alarm in the House of...

FINANCE

Spending on funding bids tops £130m

By Martin Ford | 17 May 2023

More than £130m has been spent on bidding for local government funding pots, new research has unc...

FINANCE

Savings 'no longer enough,' councils told

By Martin Ford | 17 May 2023

The Accounts Commission’s latest report outlined ‘reducing budgets, growing demographic and workf...

FINANCE

Titans Tussell over title

16 May 2023

It’s a world of multi-million pound budgets, brutal managerial sackings and egos the size of crui...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: DLUHC dials up LGA improvement pressure

By EXCLUSIVE by Heather Jameson | 16 May 2023

LGA could be made to axe several reviews in favour of key areas, as plans for Oflog watchdog grow.

BUSINESS

The true measure of decarbonisation fund success: method over metrics

By Neil Warburton | 16 May 2023

Metrics, targets or key performance indicators are unquestionably necessary and hold any organisa...

FINANCE

Fixing housing finance

By John Tatham | 16 May 2023

The current private sector system of house building is not working, says John Tatham. But there c...

INFRASTRUCTURE

Investment zones could be part of the answer

By Henri Murison | 16 May 2023

The new plans for investment zones are a major improvement on the previous version, but a number ...

WHITEHALL

The future of levelling up

By Ann McGauran | 16 May 2023

A panel of speakers including shadow levelling up minister Alex Norris gathered at Ruskin College...

frederica-diamanta

Programme Manager - WMF2246e

£56,883 - £59,198

The Capital Programme team is responsible for the core delivery of the Council’s c. £80-100m/year Capital Programme Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Head of Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer

£79,336 – £86,691 per annum

As Head of Law and Governance you join at a critical time. Apply for this job

Crawley Borough Council

Director of Finance and Procurement

£109,248 - £120,622

Gloucestershire County Council is seeking an exceptional, forward-thinking Director of Finance. Apply for this job

Gloucestershire County Council

frederica-diamanta

Programme Manager - WMF2246e

£56,883 - £59,198

The Capital Programme team is responsible for the core delivery of the Council’s c. £80-100m/year Capital Programme Apply for this job

Westmorland and Furness Council

Head of Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer

£79,336 – £86,691 per annum

As Head of Law and Governance you join at a critical time. Apply for this job

Crawley Borough Council

Director of Finance and Procurement

£109,248 - £120,622

Gloucestershire County Council is seeking an exceptional, forward-thinking Director of Finance. Apply for this job

Gloucestershire County Council