Title

FINANCE

Peers call for council tax reform

By Dan Peters | 26 July 2021

A cross-party chorus of peers has called for reform of the council tax system and new bands to be...

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Councils are owed certainty on funding

By Meg Hillier | 16 June 2021

The Public Accounts Committee has published its fifth annual report. Chair Meg Hillier says there...

SOCIAL CARE

Ministers appear 'complacent' over care home closures, MPs warn

By Laura Sharman | 16 June 2021

The Government ‘seems complacent’ about the risk of care homes collapsing in the wake of the pand...

WHITEHALL

Government warned of 'soaring summer of homelessness'

By Dan Peters | 15 June 2021

The Government will fail to fulfil its manifesto commitment of ending rough sleeping for good by ...

WHITEHALL

MHCLG is 'too optimistic' about councils' cash, says PAC

By Heather Jameson | 04 June 2021

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is overly optimistic about coun...

WHITEHALL

Hillier in financial sustainability transparency warning

By Dan Peters | 03 June 2021

The chair of an influential government spending watchdog has warned of a lack of transparency aro...

HEALTH

Shielding scheme took too long to identify up to 800,000, says PAC

By Ann McGauran | 20 April 2021

MPs have hit out at the Government’s ‘quickly drawn up’ COVID-19 shielding programme for taking t...

WHITEHALL

Region refuses to take more asylum seekers

By Dan Peters | 31 March 2021

The West Midlands has refused to take any more asylum seekers unless the Home Office agrees to a ...

BUSINESS RATES

Let's see what happens on longer-term funding

By Lorna Baxter | 31 March 2021

Lorna Baxter gave evidence at the Public Accounts Committee in response to the NAO report on loca...

WHITEHALL

Pandemic forces finance reform rethink

By Martin Ford | 16 March 2021

Whitehall plans for local government finance reform were thrown into doubt this week after civil ...

frederica-diamanta

Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

Grade 12 £67,236 – £71,223 plus £3000pa Statutory Officer Allowance

Premium jobWe are looking for an accomplished and proactive leader for our vacant post of Head of Democratic Services & Elections Apply for this job

Harborough District Council

Strategic Director, Corporate Services

c£162,000 per annum, more for an exceptional candidate

Bradford is at an extraordinary moment of transformation Apply for this job

City of Bradford MDC

Director of Human Resources

£119,466 - £131,207

Bradford is at an extraordinary moment of transformation Apply for this job

City of Bradford MDC

frederica-diamanta

Head of Democratic Services, Elections & Monitoring Officer

Grade 12 £67,236 – £71,223 plus £3000pa Statutory Officer Allowance

Premium jobWe are looking for an accomplished and proactive leader for our vacant post of Head of Democratic Services & Elections Apply for this job

Harborough District Council

Strategic Director, Corporate Services

c£162,000 per annum, more for an exceptional candidate

Bradford is at an extraordinary moment of transformation Apply for this job

City of Bradford MDC

Director of Human Resources

£119,466 - £131,207

Bradford is at an extraordinary moment of transformation Apply for this job

City of Bradford MDC