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WALES
Welsh councils facing £559m budget pressure
By Paul Marinko | 11 October 2024
Welsh councils face budget pressures of around £559m next year, the sector’s umbrella organisatio...
FINANCE
Breaking free from short-term fixes
By By Owen Mapley | 11 October 2024
The sector needs immediate support to 'start planning for an alternative to episodic crisis manag...
FINANCE
Newham seeks exceptional financial support
By Martin Ford | 11 October 2024
Newham LBC has approached the Government seeking exceptional financial support.
WASTE
Waste reform cost fears
By Martin Ford | 10 October 2024
Fears have been voiced that waste reforms could heap more financial burdens onto local government.
FINANCE
IFS: Councils should channel reserves into transformation
By Lee Peart | 10 October 2024
The head of devolved and local government finance at the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) has su...
FINANCE
The big calculation conundrum
By David Phillips | 10 October 2024
With the Budget in sight, David Phillips says that even if chancellor Rachel Reeves manages to av...
HOUSING
Council-connected housebuilder issues profit warning
By Paul Marinko | 09 October 2024
A major housebuilder involved in extensive ongoing projects with councils across the country has ...
FINANCE
LGPS pooling 'must be done in orderly way'
By Emily Twinch | 09 October 2024
The pooling of Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) assets into eight organisations should be d...
FINANCE
Whiteman backs independent funding body call
By Dan Peters | 09 October 2024
A former Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy chief has backed a call for alloca...
FINANCE
Getting to grips with a tough gig
By Rob Whiteman CBE | 09 October 2024
Public services need bold reform from a fresh government, says Rob Whiteman. He looks at what nee...
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Chief Executive
£188,576 - £201,902 (pay award pending)
Join us for a rare opportunity to lead one of the UK’s newest and most ambitious councils Apply for this job
Finance Development Accountant
Band I (£55,609 to £59,025)
Sandwell Council’s Finance Division is seeking a proactive Finance Development Accountant on a full-time permanent basis Apply for this job
LGR Programme Director
Up to £120k
This is a once in a generation opportunity to shape the future of local government in Worcestershire. Apply for this job
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