FINANCE

Finance settlement 'a continuation of the begging bowl culture'

08 February 2024

The local government finance settlement represents  ‘a continuation of the begging bowl culture t...

FINANCE

No one forgets financial decisions have real people at the heart of them

By Adele Taylor | 06 February 2024

Adele Taylor says: 'As officers in local government we know we have to provide politically neutra...

FINANCE

Audit 'backstops' could become permanent

By Martin Ford | 06 February 2024

‘Backstop’ dates designed to reset the local audit system could become a ‘permanent feature,’ the...

FINANCE

Call for Hunt to lift benefit subsidy cap

By Dan Peters | 06 February 2024

Councils have called for the cap on housing benefit subsidy that councils receive to be unfrozen ...

FINANCE

Local Government – no fat anymore

By Ian Fletcher | 06 February 2024

Only the 'bare bones' are left within local authorities and the property sector is already feelin...

FINANCE

Medway requests emergency loan

By William Eichler | 06 February 2024

Medway Council has asked the Government for an emergency loan to help the struggling local author...

WHITEHALL

Tackling homelessness

By Paul Marinko | 05 February 2024

Homelessness is piling pressure on squeezed council budgets. The MJ and the National Audit Office...

FINANCE

The problem with productivity plans

By Ian Miller | 05 February 2024

The final finance settlement contained some welcome changes, but they are one-off repairs that do...

FINANCE

Time for a fightback

By Sarah Longlands | 05 February 2024

Political parties think the general public doesn’t care about councils, which is why, electorally...

WHITEHALL

Extra funding eases the pain for councils

By James Maker | 05 February 2024

Whether MPs really would have voted the finance settlement down, we will never know, says James M...

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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