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WHITEHALL

Inflation may drive increased insourcing

By Dan Peters | 03 October 2022

Councils may be propelled to bring services back in-house to escape contracts tied to inflation a...

BUSINESS

Warning of £75m audit fee increase

By Dan Peters | 03 October 2022

Experts have warned councils could be hit by a £75m increase to their audit fees as details of th...

FINANCE

Truss U-turn after sector warning

By Dan Peters | 30 September 2022

Prime Minister Liz Truss has reversed a controversial cut to the highest rate of income tax after...

BUSINESS

New equal pay deal moves step closer

By Dan Peters | 29 September 2022

A new round of settlements in Glasgow’s long-running equal pay dispute have moved a step closer a...

PAY

IR35 – the u-turn nobody saw coming

By Lorraine Payne | 28 September 2022

Lorraine Payne looks at the impact of the mini-Budget announcement repealing the reforms to IR35.

FINANCE

Money too tight to mention

28 September 2022

A flavour of The MJ’s discussion this week with a leading council figure…

LEISURE

We've come a long way together

By Rob Barlow | 28 September 2022

This week marks the first anniversary of the largest council partnership in the country. Rob Barl...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Economic growth will take more than tax cuts and freeports

By Heather Jameson | 28 September 2022

The unspoken truth of the mini-Budget is it’s a strategy of tax cuts that will inevitably lead to...

PLANNING

The devil is in the detail

By Martin Reeves | 27 September 2022

As the dust settles on last week’s not so mini-Budget, Martin Reeves says the creation of up to 3...

FINANCE

Care service cash to be eaten up by bureaucracy, COSLA claims

By Mark Conrad | 27 September 2022

Operating costs for Scotland’s new National Care Service will eat up 60% of the cash being inject...

frederica-diamanta

Director of People

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Director of Strategy and Transformation

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Highway Design and Construction Manager

Grade N, scp50 £62,443 to scp53 £65,663 per annum, plus essential car user allowance

We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. Apply for this job

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frederica-diamanta

Director of People

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Director of Strategy and Transformation

£108,697 - £117,998

As a leader at Lancashire County Council, you’ll join an authority with real scale, courageous ambition and deep pride in place. Apply for this job

Lancashire County Council

Highway Design and Construction Manager

Grade N, scp50 £62,443 to scp53 £65,663 per annum, plus essential car user allowance

We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. Apply for this job

Bolton Council