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WHITEHALL
Simplifying procurement will assist business bids
By Jamie Hailstone | 19 January 2016
The local government minister has pledged to make the procurement process faster and less bureauc...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
EXCLUSIVE: Providing feedback proves 'frustrating' for residents
By Tom Bridge | 19 January 2016
Almost half of people find the process of giving feedback on council services, consultations and ...
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 ...
FINANCE
Leading councils 'risk being dragged down'
By Sam Clayden | 15 January 2016
Councils brought in to save failing children’s services face falling into the same patterns as th...
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...
WHITEHALL
Loss of RSG 'could ruin councils'
By Tom Bridge | 13 January 2016
The phasing out of grants to local government could damage service quality and put councils at ri...
HEALTH
Authorities welcome £1m boost for UK mental health services
By Tom Bridge | 13 January 2016
Councils have welcomed a near billion pound government funding injection to improve mental health...
WHITEHALL
Councils resisting call to use reserves
By Sam Clayden | 13 January 2016
A leading finance expert has attacked government suggestions that the four-year settlement means ...
FINANCE
Dawes: Councils will be able to set legal budgets
By Sam Clayden | 12 January 2016
The Department for Communities and Local Government's (DCLG) permanent secretary has said she exp...
WHITEHALL
DCLG has done 'no thinking' on rates retention details
By Sam Clayden | 08 January 2016
A prominent government finance figure has admitted the Department of Communities and Local Govern...
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Strategic Director of Finance Strategy
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
Head of Early Years and Early Help
£90,126 - £98,319
Merton is an Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ authority—yet it is our ambition, our humility, and our drive to keep learning that truly define us. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Operations
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
Strategic Director of Finance Strategy
£117,061 - £129,288
Nottingham is a bold, vibrant, and exciting Core City at the heart of the UK, alive with potential and ambition. Apply for this job
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