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FINANCE
Brum commissioners warn council will need further help to agree lawful budget
By Mark Conrad | 09 November 2023
Commissioners at Birmingham City Council have warned it will struggle to agree a lawful budget ne...
FINANCE
Council looks to address £100m 'black hole'
By Ellie Ames | 01 November 2023
Somerset Council is considering measures, including reducing staffing and cutting services to sta...
FINANCE
Bradford latest to issue section 114 warning
By Mark Whitehead | 31 October 2023
Bradford City Council has warned it may become the latest to declare an emergency section 114 not...
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES
High quality properly funded services must underpin levelling up
By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 30 October 2023
Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton says local government funding needs a reset of business rates growth, a...
FINANCE
Councils are heading for the end of the line
By Andrew Blake-Herbert | 30 October 2023
There’s no time to lose. Financial pressure is mounting on councils and, says Andrew Blake-Herber...
FINANCE
Section 114 'almost inevitable' for Leicester
By Ellie Ames | 30 October 2023
Leicester City Council is ‘rapidly running out of options’ to cut costs and faces financial crisi...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Government trust in councils key to devolution
By Paul Marinko | 24 October 2023
Most interviewees for a report on why UK's regional policy hasn't worked were unconvinced about f...
ELECTIONS
The trouble with Oflog
23 October 2023
Council senior officers are broadly united in their view that Oflog will not provide warning of l...
FINANCE
Listen to the local
By Sir Bob Neill | 23 October 2023
Party conferences are long on rhetoric but leave local government with more questions than answer...
FINANCE
s114 a 'last resort,' say finance experts
By Heather Jameson | 19 October 2023
Section 114 notices should be a very last resort when all else fails, local government finance ex...
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Director of Finance Deputy Section 151 Officer
£106,554 - £116,305
Help shape the future of one of England’s largest unitary councils. Apply for this job
Director of Governance and Civic Services
c£130,000
As the Council’s statutory Monitoring Officer, you will champion strong governance and integrity Apply for this job
Executive Director Corporate Resources, Section 151 Officer
up to £160,217
The successful candidate will combine outstanding professional credibility and the ability to influence Apply for this job
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