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FINANCE

What do we talk about when we talk about finance?

By Jonathan Carr-West | 20 February 2018

If we want to encourage and nurture a better conversation about local resourcing, councils need t...

WHITEHALL

Expert in warning over funding review complexities

By Dan Peters | 07 February 2018

The complexity of the local government fair funding review could make it difficult to develop a ‘...

FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE: Funding red flags raised

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 06 February 2018

One in 10 council bosses fear their local authority will not have enough funding to fulfil their ...

FINANCE

The MJ/LGiU finance survey: The balancing act continues

By Dan Peters | 06 February 2018

Children's services has emerged as the new biggest risk facing the sector, overtaking adult socia...

BUSINESS

Black: Barclay Review was missed opportunity

By Dan Peters | 25 October 2017

Scotland’s Barclay Review into business rates was a ‘missed opportunity’ that did not go far enou...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Is there a crisis in representative democracy?

By Jonathan Carr-West | 23 October 2017

With participative democracy on the rise, but Jonathan Carr-West says it is important we do not g...

LGIU

We must revisit the role of local government

By Jonathan Carr-West | 13 September 2017

With the political landscape in flux and mayors pushing the boundaries of their original remit, n...

BUSINESS RATES

IFS study casts doubt over backing for 100% business rate retention

By Michael Burton | 13 September 2017

Senior councillors and directors have expressed scepticism that 100% business rates retention wil...

LGIU

An exercise in trust building

By Jonathan Carr-West | 02 August 2017

We need to put the trust back into local government at a time when politics is garnering very lit...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

A poor balancing act

By Heather Jameson | 19 July 2017

Heather Jameson looks at a new report highlighting a worrying continuation of the gender imbalanc...

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Swansea Council

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Vale of Glamorgan Council

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York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority

frederica-diamanta

Head of Human Resources and Organisational Development

£73,908 - £85,884

As Head of HR and OD Apply for this job

Swansea Council

Director of Environment and Housing

£104,451 - £115,830

Welcome to the Vale of Glamorgan Apply for this job

Vale of Glamorgan Council

Head of Transformation and Change

£69,210 - £77,728

The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority was established as a new organisation in early 2024. Apply for this job

York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority