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CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC FINANCE AND ACCOUNTANCY
A question of reserves
By Martin Ford | 24 January 2023
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities’ desire for more data on councils’ level...
WHITEHALL
Gove scales up Thurrock intervention
By Mark Conrad | 24 January 2023
Local government secretary Michael Gove has effectively ordered a full intervention of Thurrock C...
FINANCE
Councils should help residents do more for themselves, auditor urges
By Mark Conrad | 23 January 2023
Local authorities in Wales should develop community resilience initiatives to help residents do m...
WHITEHALL
Minister admits to shifting goalposts on levelling up bids
By Martin Ford | 23 January 2023
A Government minister has admitted to shifting the rules on Levelling Up Fund bids after applicat...
BUSINESS
Capital injection after council trading company sale
By Dan Peters | 23 January 2023
Merton LBC is believed to have netted £190m of ‘much-needed’ capital after selling a wholly-owned...
FINANCE
Concerns raised over £500m housing fund
By Dan Peters | 23 January 2023
Councils have raised concerns that the design of the £500m Local Authority Housing Fund will pile...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Unions poised to submit inflation-busting pay claim
By Mark Conrad | 23 January 2023
Local government trade unions are considering an inflation-busting pay demand for 2023-24, The MJ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Moving on from the poverty pageant
By Professor Graeme Atherton | 20 January 2023
Professor Graeme Atherton says an end to ‘poverty pageant’ bidding for growth funding would mean ...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Mission Zero is good news for local government
By Jason Torrance | 20 January 2023
The Mission Zero review marks a significant shift from government Net Zero approaches that have s...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Translating Levelling Up Fund success into real life
By Richard Sterling | 19 January 2023
Councils learnt today whether their Levelling Up Fund Round 2 bid was successful. Richard Sterlin...
Head of Early Years and Early Help
£90,126 - £98,319
Merton is an Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ authority—yet it is our ambition, our humility, and our drive to keep learning that truly define us. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Operations
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Strategy
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
Head of Early Years and Early Help
£90,126 - £98,319
Merton is an Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ authority—yet it is our ambition, our humility, and our drive to keep learning that truly define us. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Operations
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Strategy
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
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