Title
PLANNING
Tories call for tax cuts to boost housing
By Martin Ford | 23 August 2023
A group of Conservative MPs has called for tax cuts for areas where new housing is built.
FINANCE
Asylum 'perma-backlog' to impact councils
By Martin Ford | 22 August 2023
Reforms to the UK’s asylum system are likely to pile more pressure on councils struggling to supp...
LEGISLATION
Boycott Bill faces Scottish opposition
By Martin Ford | 16 August 2023
The UK Government’s planned ban on council boycotts is facing opposition from Holyrood.
PUBLIC HEALTH
Centralisation is the real problem in the ULEZ debate
By Zoë Billingham | 16 August 2023
While mayors are grappling with the implications of facing the important issue of air quality, ce...
IMPROVEMENT
Sheffield's fresh start aims to rebuild trust
By Heather Jameson | 16 August 2023
After the tree felling scandal, Sheffield is determined to move on as a city and a council, and t...
HEALTH
Local government funding system has 'broken down'
By Mark Conrad | 15 August 2023
The funding system for local government has ‘broken down’ and what councils currently receive fro...
PAY
'Mass exodus' claims at North Lincolnshire
By Martin Ford | 14 August 2023
North Lincolnshire Council is facing a ‘mass exodus’ of senior staff, opposition members have cla...
FINANCE
Rowley insists Oflog will not take over audit
By Dan Peters | 14 August 2023
A minister has been forced to clarify that Oflog is not attempting to replace the council audit s...
WHITEHALL
FRC backs Treasury asset valuation review
By Dan Peters | 14 August 2023
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has backed the Treasury’s thematic review of local governme...
WHITEHALL
Call for social mobility to have bigger role in funding allocation
By Dan Peters | 11 August 2023
The Government should do more to ‘actively target’ council funding to low social mobility areas, ...
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£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
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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
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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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