Title
SEND
Sector needs clarity and funding to plan for SEND reform
By Paul Marinko | 16 April 2026
The Government can ill afford to allow their SEND reforms to fail, says Paul Marinko. 'There must...
FUNDING
When councils get desperate, they start being cultural liquidators
By Ben Page | 13 April 2026
When a council sells off art for ‘small change', it sends a signal to the public that the state i...
LOCAL COUNCILS NETWORK
New name, same game
By Cllr Richard Wright | 09 April 2026
Chair of the newly-branded LCN, Richard Wright, talks to Paul Marinko about the network’s aims, w...
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
A North Star guiding tough decision making
By Cllr Caroline Woodley | 02 April 2026
By embedding an anti-racist and anti-discriminatory mindset into commissioning, procurement, and ...
PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM
Peering into the future of Total Place
By Ann McGauran | 24 March 2026
National policymakers and local system leaders gathered at a convention to look at how place-base...
FINANCE
Counting the cost of rectifying exceptional financial support to councils
By David Blackman | 19 March 2026
The scale of the problems exceptional financial support is intended to tackle highlights the need...
PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM
Government announces five pooled budgets pilots
By Ann McGauran | 17 March 2026
The Government has today announced details of pilots to test pooled budgets in five areas, ahead ...
SEND
Croydon pledge after SEND overspend
By Joe Lepper | 16 March 2026
Croydon LBC has pledged to tackle a raft of problems highlighted in a review into its £16.7m over...
SIGOMA
OBR warns pressures on council finances remain
By Sir Stephen Houghton | 13 March 2026
While the Local Government Finance Settlement represents a welcome step towards fixing local auth...
FINANCE
LGR presents a great opportunity for public service reform
By By Rob Powell | 12 March 2026
Rob Powell says progress on SEND deficits is welcome, but pressures persist in adult social care,...
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Finance Manager – Accountancy (Children & Families)
£54,495 – £56,737 (pay award pending plus benefits)
Premium jobThank you for your interest in joining Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council and our Finance Service. Apply for this job
Corporate Accountant - WMF2974e
£51,536 - £52,413
We are looking for an experienced, CCAB qualified Accountant to join our Corporate Accounting team. Apply for this job
Senior Lawyer - Litigation & Prosecution - WMF2973e
£56,883 - £59,198
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join the Westmorland and Furness Council Legal Team Apply for this job
- Chiefs take charge
- Unai Emery's brilliance provides a great blueprint for local government finance leaders
- Government's fiscal devolution roadmap sparks fears over Treasury control
- Progress on neighbourhood health, but much more to do
- What England can learn from Japan's approach to local government finance
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