Infrastructure

By Dan Peters | 18 December 2017

An infrastructure investment joint venture involving five local government pension funds has agre...

WHITEHALL

Homes under the Hammond

By Jonathan Werran | 23 November 2017

Head of news and events for think-tank Localis, Jonathan Werran, looks at what the Budget means f...

WHITEHALL

Budget 2017: Housing Revenue Account cap lifted for some

By Dan Peters | 22 November 2017

The Housing Revenue Account cap will be lifted for councils in ‘high-demand areas’ and stamp duty...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

New frontiers for pension funds

By Sam Clayden | 25 October 2017

The GMPF and its partners continue to grow, with an ultimate goal of becoming ‘a platform for loc...

FINANCE

'Talk less and invest more in infrastructure'

By Dan Peters | 10 October 2017

A former chairman of the Local Government Association has urged council pension funds to get off ...

FINANCE

London: it's a tale of two cities

By Teresa O’Neill | 20 September 2017

London is not just Parliament or City Hall. The capital’s 33 boroughs all have very different nee...

BUSINESS

Arms-length company 'misled' council over tram project, inquiry hears

By Hiba Mahamadi | 08 September 2017

Edinburgh City Council’s former leader has claimed the council was ‘deliberately denied’ access t...

S106 is 'pricing developers out of the market'

By Jamie Hailstone | 07 August 2017

Costly Section 106 agreements are pricing some developers out of the market, according to the pee...

HEALTH

Stretched councils criticise ministers for 'passing buck' on air quality

By Sam Clayden | 27 July 2017

Council directors have piled in on the Government’s Clean Air Strategy, claiming ministers have s...

WHITEHALL

Javid: Sector must rebuild public trust

By Kelsey Vanner | 04 July 2017

Councils have been warned they are facing a ‘looming crisis in confidence’ in the wake of the Gre...

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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