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FINANCE
Watchdog 'deeply concerned' over council's finances
By Martin Ford | 25 August 2022
The Accounts Commission is ‘not confident’ Shetland Islands Council is ‘financially sustainable’.
SCOTLAND
Scottish Labour proposes council funding overhaul
By Martin Ford | 24 August 2022
Local government funding in Scotland would be overseen by an independent body under an overhaul p...
PAY
Scottish council workers reject 5% pay offer
By William Eichler | 24 August 2022
Waste service workers will today go on strike across 14 local authority areas in Scotland after t...
HOUSING
Homelessness system 'on brink of failure'
By Martin Ford | 22 August 2022
A housing charity has said people presenting as homeless in central Scotland are being asked to m...
PAY
COSLA raises pay offer
By Martin Ford | 22 August 2022
An improved offer of a 5% pay increase looks unlikely to halt industrial action by council worker...
PAY
Sturgeon urges councils to increase pay offer
By Martin Ford | 18 August 2022
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has intervened in the council worker pay dispute, urging ...
LONDON COUNCILS
Navigating asylum
By Mark Conrad | 17 August 2022
How have councils reacted to the Government’s Full Dispersal proposals for a fairer distribution ...
HEALTH
Councils legally required to offer free period products
By William Eichler | 15 August 2022
Scotland today became the first country in the world to protect in law the right to access free p...
PLANNING
Town centres: balancing flexibility with long-term and meaningful change
By Rory Alexander | 12 August 2022
The impact of the Scottish Government’s second review of the Permitted Development Order introduc...
FINANCE
IFS: National Care Service could exacerbate service quality differences
By Paul Marinko | 11 August 2022
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has warned Scotland’s planned National Care Service ‘could...
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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
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
Building Control Manager
£57,457 - £58,462
The Building Control environment is rapidly changing and evolving in a post Grenfell World. Apply for this job
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