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FINANCE
Government issues direct debit plea
By Martin Ford | 24 February 2022
The Government has urged households to arrange direct debits to ease the pressure of council tax ...
COUNCIL TAX
The trouble with money
By Ann McGauran | 15 February 2022
Despite a ‘massive degree of uncertainty’ surrounding what the Government is calling a ‘council t...
WHITEHALL
New accountability body 'stops short' of Audit Commission reinvention
By Heather Jameson | 08 February 2022
Plans for a body to oversee the accountability of local government stop just short of re-inventin...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Government commits to future of LEPs
By Martin Ford | 03 February 2022
Local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) are to be integrated into devolution deals as part of the Le...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Devolution for all: Gove unveils long-awaited White Paper
By Heather Jameson | 02 February 2022
By 2030, every part of England that wants one will have a devolution deal, the Government’s long-...
MICHAEL GOVE
Jackie's got another fan
01 February 2022
Diary favourite, Jackie Weaver, has been imprinted on the UK’s collective consciousness since her...
MICHAEL GOVE
The wheels are turning
01 February 2022
When most people mention the misspent youth of local government secretary Michael Gove it is usua...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Auditors in levelling up warning
By Mark Conrad | 31 January 2022
The Government’s levelling up plans could be undermined by Whitehall failure to monitor what work...
WHITEHALL
Levelling up transparency call amid funding row
By Dan Peters | 25 January 2022
Whitehall officials were this week facing renewed pressure over how the Levelling Up Fund was dol...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Transport key to post-COVID recovery
By Mark Conrad | 25 January 2022
Improving transport links between towns and cities is key to the post-COVID recovery and could sa...
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Chief Executive
£205,749 to £224,986
Premium jobNorth Yorkshire Council is seeking an exceptional leader to become our next Chief Executive. Apply for this job
Chief Executive
£competitive
We are looking for an exceptional senior leader with a strong record of leading change Apply for this job
Assistant Director Finance & Governance and Deputy Section 151 Officer
up to £121,526 + a monthly car allowance of £200 per month + fringe allowance of £753 per annum
You will lead a broad and influential portfolio including finance, revenues and benefits, procurement, audit, risk, insurance and corporate fraud. Apply for this job
- Future Forum Midlands: Two councils using agentic AI for citizen contact
- Future Forum Midlands: Civil servants dismiss timetable speculation for LGR review
- EXCLUSIVE: Burnham wish for new settlement with sector
- Behind the scenes of this week's reorganisation debacle
- West Surrey Council set to announce chief executive
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