CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Demand to halt payments for school conversions

By Mark Whitehead | 19 January 2016

Councils should no longer be forced to pay for the cost of schools converting into academies, loc...

FINANCE

IoW to challenge finance settlement

By Tom Bridge | 19 January 2016

A legal challenge could be launched by Isle of Wight Council over government funding cutbacks fol...

BUSINESS

Councils bid for school powers return

By Dan Peters | 15 January 2016

Councils must remain at the heart of school place planning, the Local Government Association (LGA...

BUSINESS

Ex-finance director loses employment tribunal

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 January 2016

Bournemouth BC’s former finance director has lost a tribunal claim against her former employer.

FINANCE

Need to know on pensions

By Katharine Swire | 15 January 2016

Following changes to rights for LGPS members, Michaela Berry and Katharine Swire explain crucial ...

LEGAL

Lawyers a 'barrier to change,' says survey

By Dan Peters | 13 January 2016

One in five local authority lawyers admit they are thought of as a ‘roadblock to change and innov...

BUSINESS

High Court says council can end £160m contract

By Dan Peters | 13 January 2016

A High Court judge has urged other local authorities to learn lessons after throwing out a bid to...

FINANCE

Excess spending safeguards rejected by finance chief

By Heather Jameson | 13 January 2016

Government hints that financial rules to stop councils over-spending could be changed have been d...

WHITEHALL

Call for more oversight over local government finance

By Dan Peters | 12 January 2016

Concerns have been raised with a group of MPs about the lack of ‘independent comprehensive oversi...

FINANCE

Ghost of Christmas yet to come?

By Simon Goacher | 04 January 2016

Simon Goacher looks ahead to 2016 and asks whether devolution truly has all the answers

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Senior Development Manager - Skills

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South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority

Contracts and Performance Manager

£49,764 - £52,805  

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South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority

Commissioning Manager - Design Services

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Mansfield District Council