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WHITEHALL
Burnham: Devolution is our best hope
By Dan Peters | 06 September 2018
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has argued that devolution ‘offers the best hope of making ...
FINANCE
Scottish Government resists calls for tourist tax
By Martin Ford | 03 September 2018
The Scottish Government has dashed councils’ hopes of gaining powers to introduce a tourist tax.
FINANCE
Unison calls for pensions fund merger
By Dan Peters | 28 August 2018
The largest trade union representing members of the Scottish Local Government Pension Scheme (SLG...
FINANCE
Highland Council warns of £5.1m overspend
By William Eichler | 24 August 2018
A Scottish council has warned of ‘harder times ahead’ as it projects an overspend of at least £5m...
WHITEHALL
Council must cut £15m from costs
By Dan Peters | 23 August 2018
Shetland Islands Council must slash costs by £15.6m over the next five years, officers have warned.
EDUCATION
Scottish plans to bolster education by involving parents
By Martin Ford | 22 August 2018
Measures to boost education attainment through greater involvement of parents have been unveiled ...
FINANCE
Participatory budgeting 'outstanding success'
By Dan Peters | 03 August 2018
Independent research has found Dundee City Council’s participatory budgeting (PB) was an ‘outstan...
FINANCE
Southern England propping up rest of UK - ONS
By Michael Burton | 01 August 2018
Southern England continues to subsidise the rest of the UK by raising more in taxes than it spend...
BUSINESS
NAO to reinforce external auditing
By Dan Peters | 09 July 2018
The National Audit Office (NAO) is to reinforce the importance of external auditor reporting afte...
EDUCATION
Scottish minister U-turns on education bill
By Martin Ford | 27 June 2018
The controversial Scottish education bill has been put on hold after a compromise was brokered wi...
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Chief Executive
£205,749 to £224,986
Premium jobNorth Yorkshire Council is seeking an exceptional leader to become our next Chief Executive. Apply for this job
Chief Executive
£competitive
We are looking for an exceptional senior leader with a strong record of leading change Apply for this job
Assistant Director Finance & Governance and Deputy Section 151 Officer
up to £121,526 + a monthly car allowance of £200 per month + fringe allowance of £753 per annum
You will lead a broad and influential portfolio including finance, revenues and benefits, procurement, audit, risk, insurance and corporate fraud. Apply for this job
- Future Forum Midlands: Two councils using agentic AI for citizen contact
- EXCLUSIVE: Burnham wish for new settlement with sector
- Behind the scenes of this week's reorganisation debacle
- Future Forum Midlands: Civil servants dismiss timetable speculation for LGR review
- West Surrey Council set to announce chief executive
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