HEALTH

DEFRA withholds £6m of air quality funding

By William Eichler | 16 April 2024

Around £6m in funding promised to local authorities to help tackle air pollution will be withheld...

FINANCE

Transforming social housing: The task ahead for council teams

By Caroline Green | 15 April 2024

Now that the new social housing regulatory regime is in place, housing teams are embracing the ch...

FINANCE

Putting finance on the devolution to-do list

By Alison Griffin | 15 April 2024

Seeking real fiscal autonomy for local government at times feels as elusive as the end of a rainb...

WHITEHALL

Government ignores sugar levy calls

By Dan Peters | 12 April 2024

The Government has ignored Local Government Association (LGA) calls for the sugar levy to be spen...

WHITEHALL

Ministers to make more changes to debt rules

By Mark Conrad | 12 April 2024

Ministers are poised to impose immediate further changes to local government debt rules – includi...

FINANCE

Reform author pushes back on devo criticisms

By Dan Peters | 10 April 2024

The author of a report that proposed devolving NHS England’s £168bn budget and most services to l...

WHITEHALL

Councils hold back cash plans on fixing potholes

By Chris Ames | 10 April 2024

One in seven eligible English highway authorities have failed to detail their plans for the Gover...

FINANCE

Bridging the budget gap

By Tracie Langley | 10 April 2024

We haven’t even closed down the 2023-24 accounts yet and we are already starting to plan our 2025...

BUSINESS RATES

Lib Dems pledge to scrap business rates

By Ellie Ames | 09 April 2024

The Lib Dems would deliver tax reforms to ‘revive struggling high streets,’ leader Sir Ed Davey h...

HEALTH

How to build a healthy economy

By Heather Jameson | 08 April 2024

Social care, often seen as a millstone for councils facing financial challenges, has been turned ...

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

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