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POLICY AND POLITICS
Government ploughs on with council tax billing switch
By Joe Lepper | 15 April 2026
The Government is to plough on with its plans to switch council tax billing from 10 to 12-month i...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Greens propose council tax replacement
By Dan Peters | 14 April 2026
The Scottish Greens have proposed replacing the current council tax with a residential property t...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Homeless handed rising proportion of social housing
By Neil Merrick | 14 April 2026
The proportion of social housing being allocated to homeless people has risen, according to data ...
INTERVENTION
Council receives first record-keeping watchdog warning
By Martin Ford | 13 April 2026
A watchdog has intervened after Perth and Kinross Council was found to have abolished a director-...
COUNCIL TAX
EXCLUSIVE: Council tax support localisation hits poorer areas
By Dan Peters | 08 April 2026
Poorer areas tend to offer less council tax support than more affluent areas more than a decade a...
FINANCE
'Well-run' council faces £80m budget gap
By Martin Ford | 25 March 2026
A council is facing one of the biggest budget gaps in Scotland despite being ‘well run’, a watchd...
FINANCE
IFS: Mansion tax a 'poor substitute' for comprehensive reform
By Martin Ford | 18 March 2026
The Scottish Government’s mansion tax must be a springboard for further council tax reform, the I...
SOCIAL CARE
How do we make a success of a National Care Service?
By William Burns | 11 March 2026
England, Scotland and Wales are at different stages of their journey towards a National Care Serv...
SCOTLAND
Scottish councils reject World Cup bank holiday
By Martin Ford | 02 March 2026
An overwhelming majority of Scottish councils have so far rejected giving staff time off for June...
TRANSFORMATION
Scottish IJBs at 'critical point', commission finds
By Lee Peart | 26 February 2026
Integration Joint Boards (IJBs) have reached a critical point in Scotland, with a significant ris...
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Head of Practice Development (Adult Social Care)
: £60,662 to £68,265 plus reviewable market supplement up to £79,480 alongside an attractive benefits package and relocation support.
York is at an important point in the development of our Adult Social Care services. Apply for this job
Head of Service, Operations (Adult Social Care)
£60,662 to £68,265 plus reviewable market supplement up to £79,480 alongside an attractive benefits package and relocation support.
York is at an important point in the development of our Adult Social Care services. Apply for this job
Service Director, Regulatory Services, Community Safety and Protection
Up to £105,726
As a member of the leadership team and wider corporate leadership community, your impact will extend beyond your own services. Apply for this job
- LGR pause and review: what councils need to know
- Government faces possible legal challenge over funding cuts
- The government is backing community spaces, but who will keep them alive?
- Madchesterism: Putting music at the heart of devolution
- More heat than light as council reorganisation hits the rocks
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