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DISTRICT COUNCILS' NETWORK
The white paper wait seems worth it for districts
By Ian Miller | 04 February 2022
The Government should be applauded for recognising – at last – that Whitehall does not know best ...
INFRASTRUCTURE
Missions misstep
By Jonathan Carr-West | 04 February 2022
When it comes to its 12 missions, the Levelling Up White Paper does not really enable the multipl...
LEISURE
Gove's suggestion on non-statutory services won't work
By Mo Baines | 04 February 2022
Michael Gove recently said councils could drop some non-statutory services – but these are the es...
FINANCE
Councils' frontline role battling energy crisis
By Martin Ford | 03 February 2022
Local authorities have been tasked with administering a council tax rebate and £144m fund to soft...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Pension schemes urged to invest in local economies
By Martin Ford | 02 February 2022
Local government pension funds will be targetted to pump billions of pounds into regional economi...
FINANCE
Council reserves grow by £10bn
By Laura Sharman | 02 February 2022
The amount held in local authority reserves in England has increased to £29bn by the end of 2020-...
ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Inflation's a concern for councils and residents
By Sir Stephen Houghton | 01 February 2022
Councils and residents are facing severe price rises that will hit the more deprived hardest, say...
FINANCE
White van man on... Government finances
01 February 2022
What gets my goat about the cretins that supposedly run the country is not that they party all ni...
FINANCE
Council slashes heritage assets figure
By Martin Ford | 01 February 2022
East Ayrshire Council has been found to have about half the number of heritage assets it had clai...
WHITEHALL
Levelling up will take years, IFS warns
By Michael Burton | 01 February 2022
An updated funding formula and a revalued and reformed council tax will be key early tests of the...
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Director of Adult Social Care (DASS)
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An ambitious, innovative council where Adult Social Care is central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
Director of Education & Skills
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An ambitious, high-performing council where education, inclusion and skills are central to shaping the future of the borough. Apply for this job
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