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FINANCE
Levelling up ambitions blighted by delays, says NAO
By Mark Conrad | 16 November 2023
Ministers’ levelling up ambitions have been blighted by delays to key construction projects, with...
NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
Too many cuts could drain councils of their services
By Heather Jameson | 15 November 2023
Heather Jameson says: ‘The question for ministers is not just ‘which councils face financial coll...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Councils brace as Supreme Court outlaws Rwanda asylum plan
By Mark Conrad | 15 November 2023
The Supreme Court has ruled the UK’s controversial proposal to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda...
WHITEHALL
Department's financial views questioned
By Dan Peters | 14 November 2023
Levelling up civil servants have told council chiefs financial pressures have eased but watchdogs...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Ending the uncertainty
By Ryan Swift | 14 November 2023
The North could reap the benefits of a focused long-term industrial strategy for meeting net zero...
WHITEHALL
Cleverly comes under immediate asylum pressure
By Mark Conrad | 14 November 2023
New home secretary James Cleverly has come under immediate pressure to ditch his predecessor’s co...
HOUSING
'Slim pickings and missed opportunities'
By Baroness Sharon Taylor OBE | 14 November 2023
Baroness Sharon Taylor reflects on the King's Speech, and says it's time to stop leaving councils...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Oflog pushes ahead with early warning system
By Dan Peters | 13 November 2023
Senior Oflog officials are pressing ahead with their plans to create an early warning system for ...
DEVOLUTION
Sector waits for Downing Street to clear devolution announcement
By Martin Ford | 13 November 2023
Councils are hoping No10 will sign off an expansion of level two and level three devolution deals...
FINANCE
EXCLUSIVE: Improvement grant talks to start with zero-based review
By Dan Peters | 13 November 2023
A zero-based budgeting review will take place as part of talks on next year’s sector-led improvem...
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Assistant Director for Estate Strategy and Development
£71,202 - £77,495 per annum
Premium jobWe are seeking an ambitious and strategic leader to join our senior management team as Assistant Director for Estate Strategy & Development. Apply for this job
Assistant Director Housing
£111,533 to £119,774 plus relocation support
Housing is one of the most high profile and closely scrutinised areas in local government Apply for this job
Strategic Head of Finance and S151 Officer
Package up to £109,592
As the Section 151 Officer, you will play a key role in supporting the Council through its wider journey.. Apply for this job
- All change: Reform UK projected to make huge gains as local elections get underway
- Local government: An age of electoral insecurity has started
- Labour election losses mount amid Reform surge
- And now for something completely different
- Reform pledges to proritise Green councils for immigration detention centres
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