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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
EXCLUSIVE: Axe fears over top-slice
By Dan Peters | 10 December 2014
The future of sector-led improvement hangs in the balance with fears that Whitehall’s grant to th...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
A worrying trend towards self-sufficiency
By Frances Foster | 05 December 2014
Treasurer of the Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities, Frances Foster, on the unfairne...
FINANCE
Councils are footing academies bill, says LGA
By Jamie Hailstone | 05 December 2014
Councils have been left to foot the mulit-million pound costs of schools converting to academy st...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Smith report prompts race for devolution
By Heather Jameson | 03 December 2014
‘English votes for English laws’ is less important than getting the right deal for communities, t...
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Ofsted hits back at criticism
By Dan Peters | 03 December 2014
Ofsted has insisted its inspections must continue to sit alongside sector-led improvement despite...
HEALTH
Councils 'were close' to dumping the BCF
By Dan Peters | 02 December 2014
The Local Government Association (LGA) considered walking away from the Better Care Fund (BCF) pr...
HEALTH
It's time for council leaders to step up to the plate
By Jim McMahon | 02 December 2014
It’s likely to be another tough week for local government leaders as the chancellor prepares to u...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
HRA cap shouldn't stymie housing ambitions, Lyons tells LGA
By Jonathan Werran | 02 December 2014
Labour Party housing guru Sir Michael Lyons has cautioned council chiefs to be realistic in the s...
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Burstow: boost care worker pay to end exploitation
By Jonathan Werran | 02 December 2014
Former care minister Paul Burstow has urged councils to give home care workers key worker status ...
FINANCE
Municipal bonds agency interest in Islamic finance
By Dan Peters | 01 December 2014
The Local Government Association’s (LGA) municipal bonds agency (MBA) could make use of Islamic f...
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Strategic Director of Finance Operations
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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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