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LEISURE
Can outsourced leisure centres benefit from the VAT ruling?
By Scott Dorling | 28 November 2023
HMRC has revised its treatment of VAT on in house leisure services. Scott Dorling and Julian Jarr...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Current climate making it 'impossible' for councils to carry on
By Heather Jameson | 15 November 2023
Soaring demand, rising pay bills and inflationary costs are making it ‘virtually impossible’ to k...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Councils brace as Supreme Court outlaws Rwanda asylum plan
By Mark Conrad | 15 November 2023
The Supreme Court has ruled the UK’s controversial proposal to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda...
WHITEHALL
Department's financial views questioned
By Dan Peters | 14 November 2023
Levelling up civil servants have told council chiefs financial pressures have eased but watchdogs...
LEGAL
Councils at 'significant legal risk' over issues facing monitoring officers
By Ellie Ames | 10 November 2023
A report has called for the creation of a professional body for monitoring officers and a review ...
FINANCE
Brum commissioners warn council will need further help to agree lawful budget
By Mark Conrad | 09 November 2023
Commissioners at Birmingham City Council have warned it will struggle to agree a lawful budget ne...
WHITEHALL
Calls to close extremism loopholes
By Martin Ford | 30 October 2023
Local authorities are currently ‘having to police thought’ in their counter-terrorism role, an ex...
LEGAL
Don't mess with Kiwis
25 October 2023
Diary couldn’t resist a chuckle when an email from the Home Office landed during a recent court h...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Home Office accused of misleading council over asylum plans
By Mark Conrad | 24 October 2023
The Home Office faces accusations in the High Court it misled a council over controversial plans ...
LEGAL
Local government lawyers: filling the age gaps
By Deborah Evans | 18 October 2023
Councils are struggling to recruit experienced lawyers due to the impact of historical cost cutti...
Programme Director (LGR Transition)
£121k – £134k (fixed term 2 years with option to extend)
Hertfordshire is embarking on one of the most significant transformations in its public services for a generation. Apply for this job
Assistant Director People Commissioning
£99,433 to £112,411
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
Strategic Director Environment
£159,862 to £167,495
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
- Council workers offered 3.3% pay rise in 'full and final' deal
- Essex threatens legal action over reorganisation
- Bringing skills from the private sector into a council isn't simply a career shift
- Final reorganisation decisions for four priority areas announced
- Regions facing grant cut as fiscal overhaul takes shape
Programme Director (LGR Transition)
£121k – £134k (fixed term 2 years with option to extend)
Hertfordshire is embarking on one of the most significant transformations in its public services for a generation. Apply for this job
Assistant Director People Commissioning
£99,433 to £112,411
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
Strategic Director Environment
£159,862 to £167,495
Bradford is a district on the rise: ambitious, confident and determined to deliver lasting change. Apply for this job
- Council workers offered 3.3% pay rise in 'full and final' deal
- Essex threatens legal action over reorganisation
- Bringing skills from the private sector into a council isn't simply a career shift
- Final reorganisation decisions for four priority areas announced
- Regions facing grant cut as fiscal overhaul takes shape
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