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FINANCE
Waiting continues for multi-year settlement despite 'collapse' warnings
By Dan Peters | 12 September 2024
Local government expects another one-year finance settlement despite warnings that failing to add...
RIGHT TO BUY
Districts urge Government to make Right to Buy flexibilities permanent
By Emily Twinch | 11 September 2024
Flexibilities on how councils can use their Right to Buy (RtB) receipts should be made permanent,...
WHITEHALL
No clarity on productivity plans update requirement
By Dan Peters | 11 September 2024
Uncertainty reigns over whether councils are still required to publish updates on their productiv...
POLITICS
Davies in running to chair Commons local government committee
By Paul Marinko | 10 September 2024
Former Local Government Association chair Shaun Davies will stand against Vauxhall MP Florence Es...
GENERAL ELECTION
Thousands unable to vote due to voter ID rules
By William Eichler | 10 September 2024
Only 0.08% of voters – or 16,000 people – were unable to vote in the General Election because the...
POLITICS
Greater data sharing call after Reeves restricts winter fuel payments
By Emily Twinch | 09 September 2024
A group of 14 local authorities has written to Cabinet ministers to call for greater data sharing...
PLANNING
Planning 'dysfunction' leaves new homes vulnerable to floods
By Ellie Ames | 04 September 2024
‘Dysfunction’ in the English planning system is leaving new housing development vulnerable to flo...
FINANCE
Chancellor has sector's support to find funding solutions
By By Nicole Wood | 04 September 2024
Nicole Wood says the financial picture is bleak but chancellor Rachel Reeves has plenty of suppor...
POLICY
Think-tank calls for £6bn devolution to tackle economic inactivity
By Ellie Ames | 03 September 2024
The Government should transfer £6bn to local government in a bid to tackle economic inactivity, a...
FINANCE
Fiscal devolution could lead to greater inequalities, warns IFS
By Emily Twinch | 03 September 2024
Devolution must come with reform of council funding allocations or it could worsen inequalities, ...
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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
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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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