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FINANCE
Jobseekers 'must not pay council tax'
By Dan Peters | 03 February 2016
Asking people on jobseekers’ allowance to pay council tax is unfair, the Department for Communiti...
FINANCE
Sector faces £1.5bn bill for backdated NHS relief
By Dan Peters | 03 February 2016
Local government could be hit with a bill of up to £1.5bn after 60 NHS trusts suggested they migh...
FINANCE
We want our money back!
By Simon Goacher | 29 January 2016
Simon Goacher examines whether a legal challenge from councils over funding could force the Gover...
WHITEHALL
Council housing stock will be 'decimated' by right to buy
By Sam Clayden | 29 January 2016
Local government leaders have called for greater powers to build new homes after report revealed ...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: 'No end point to devo' as Royal Assent granted
By Heather Jameson | 27 January 2016
Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill gets Royal Assent.
PLANNING
Lords tear into Housing Bill
By Sam Clayden | 27 January 2016
The Housing and Planning Bill was met with a tirade of criticism in the House of Lords.
WHITEHALL
Councils' role in school improvement under threat
By Dan Peters | 19 January 2016
MPs have called for a ‘fundamental reassessment of accountability and oversight’ for all schools ...
WHITEHALL
Pilot scheme to aid authorities' planning departments
By Dan Peters | 13 January 2016
Planning applications could be processed by private sector bodies or other councils under pilot s...
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
Report: LGPS rapidly running out of cash
By Sam Clayden | 11 January 2016
The local government pension scheme (LGPS) is rapidly running out of cash to pay for pensions, a ...
Building Control Manager
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Building Control Manager
Circa £59k* + 10% Recruitment Payment
Lead a High-Performing Team. Shape Building Control Excellence in North Yorkshire. Apply for this job
Building Control Manager
Circa £59k* + 10% Recruitment Payment
Lead a High-Performing Team. Shape Building Control Excellence in North Yorkshire. Apply for this job
- Lancashire CC apologises for role in failings before Southport attack
- Reform leads ward coverage in May local elections
- Peers push back on committee system ban
- LGR creates major challenges for the corporate services that many have reduced and pared back for years
- When councils get desperate, they start being cultural liquidators
Building Control Manager
Circa £59k* + 10% Recruitment Payment
Lead a High-Performing Team. Shape Building Control Excellence in North Yorkshire. Apply for this job
Building Control Manager
Circa £59k* + 10% Recruitment Payment
Lead a High-Performing Team. Shape Building Control Excellence in North Yorkshire. Apply for this job
Building Control Manager
Circa £59k* + 10% Recruitment Payment
Lead a High-Performing Team. Shape Building Control Excellence in North Yorkshire. Apply for this job
- Lancashire CC apologises for role in failings before Southport attack
- Reform leads ward coverage in May local elections
- Peers push back on committee system ban
- LGR creates major challenges for the corporate services that many have reduced and pared back for years
- When councils get desperate, they start being cultural liquidators
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