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FINANCE
Croydon faces 20% overspend
By Martin Ford | 29 May 2020
The London borough is facing an overspend of more than £60m – one fifth of its budgeted expenditu...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Four months before action taken on second business rates error
By Dan Peters | 29 May 2020
Senior Whitehall officials were not told about a second major error in the administration of busi...
WHITEHALL
LGA: Councils need £6bn more
By Dan Peters | 29 May 2020
Councils need as much as £6bn more to cover the additional costs and losses incurred as a direct ...
FINANCE
Call for £275m welfare assistance boost
By Martin Ford | 28 May 2020
A children’s charity has appealed for a reversal of cuts to funds for families facing financial h...
FINANCE
Is commercial property one risk too far?
By Aileen Murphie | 27 May 2020
Councils with commercial property portfolios financed by borrowing could face additional challeng...
FINANCE
The COVID review is yet to come
By Abdool Kara | 27 May 2020
The NAO is being careful not to compromise the emergency response to COVID-19, but there will be ...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: LGA split over worker bonus
By Dan Peters | 26 May 2020
A cross-party agreement that the Local Government Association (LGA) would lobby for a coronavirus...
WHITEHALL
Fresh funding row brews
By Dan Peters | 26 May 2020
Another row was brewing this week over how much councils have spent on coronavirus and how much t...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Community ties strengthen as economies unravel
By Martin Ford | 26 May 2020
Community cohesion is at an all-time high despite plummeting economic confidence during the coron...
FINANCE
Kent leader warns of migrant crossing 'crisis'
By Martin Ford | 26 May 2020
The council's leader has asked the home secretary to make it mandatory for authorities to provide...
Head of Internal Communications
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- LGA's first chair Lord Beecham dies
- Corporate Peer Challenge: Going boldly on in Bristol
- EXCLUSIVE: Ministers face legal threat as furious Sussex leaders demand answers on reorganisation delay
- Councils can't deliver better public understanding of AI without resource
- From market town to modern destination: Barnsley's bold rebirth
Head of Internal Communications
£59,526 - £74,040 per year
Southwark Council is strengthening how it communicates with staff and residents... Apply for this job
Head of Change
£69,537 - £86,766 per yea
Southwark is delivering an ambitious transformation programme to improve services and deliver financial sustainability. Apply for this job
Head of Data, Performance and Insight
£69,537 - £86,766 per year
Southwark is strengthening how it uses data, insight and performance information to support better decision-making and improve outcomes for residents. Apply for this job
- LGA's first chair Lord Beecham dies
- Corporate Peer Challenge: Going boldly on in Bristol
- EXCLUSIVE: Ministers face legal threat as furious Sussex leaders demand answers on reorganisation delay
- Councils can't deliver better public understanding of AI without resource
- From market town to modern destination: Barnsley's bold rebirth
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