FINANCE

1984 and all that

By Jonathan Werran | 30 April 2024

Forty years from the passing of the Rates Act, how relevant are the provisions designed to give c...

FINANCE

Guildford to sell £50m of assets

By Mark Conrad | 29 April 2024

Guildford BC has approved the sale of £50m of assets over three years under plans to stabilise th...

LEISURE

Thanet DC drops tourism tax plan

By William Eichler | 29 April 2024

Thanet DC has decided to drop plans for a tourism tax because the Government has ‘no intention’ o...

WHITEHALL

Sunak's defence spending could hit council budgets, says IFS

By Heather Jameson | 24 April 2024

The Prime Minister’s announcement of extra defence cash could hit public sector budgets further, ...

FINANCE

Productivity matters

By Nicole Wood | 23 April 2024

Nicole Wood says the sector 'can and should bring our corporate, digital, people and commercial c...

WHITEHALL

NAO warning over childcare reforms

By Mark Conrad | 23 April 2024

Just one in 10 councils predict they will meet the deadline to create 85,000 Government-funded ch...

FINANCE

'No appetite' for Scottish equal pay unit

By Mark Conrad | 23 April 2024

Scottish Government ministers are unlikely to establish a national equal pay unit despite calls f...

BUSINESS

UK first as council approves stake in low-carbon firm

By Mark Conrad | 23 April 2024

Shropshire Council is to become joint owner of a firm producing low-carbon materials worth an est...

WHITEHALL

Blow to council hopes for cash boost

By Michael Burton | 23 April 2024

The prospect of extra cash for councils has faded further with the latest public finance figures ...

WHITEHALL

Whiteman criticises lack of prevention focus in productivity demands

By Mark Conrad | 23 April 2024

Some ministerial productivity demands are ‘populist nonsense’ more likely to appear in election c...

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Team Manager - Locality

£55,979.00, Grade 13

Wakefield Children’s Services have been rated by Ofsted as GOOD with outstanding leadership. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Executive Director – Adult Social Care, Health & Wellbeing

£131,208 (Hay 1)

Lead with Purpose. Build on Excellence. Shape the Future of Health and Wellbeing in Sefton. Apply for this job

Sefton Borough Council

Strategic Finance Business Partners (five roles)

up to £80k

Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council

frederica-diamanta

Team Manager - Locality

£55,979.00, Grade 13

Wakefield Children’s Services have been rated by Ofsted as GOOD with outstanding leadership. Apply for this job

Wakefield Council

Executive Director – Adult Social Care, Health & Wellbeing

£131,208 (Hay 1)

Lead with Purpose. Build on Excellence. Shape the Future of Health and Wellbeing in Sefton. Apply for this job

Sefton Borough Council

Strategic Finance Business Partners (five roles)

up to £80k

Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job

Nottingham City Council