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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...
FINANCE
Let there be fireworks on funding
By Tracy Bingham | 31 October 2023
As we look towards this month’s Autumn Statement, it is clear the sector needs it and the settlem...
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...
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES
Better by letter?
17 October 2023
Diary hears the Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities (SIGOMA) was all ready to launch ...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Select committee looks to launch financial distress inquiry
By Dan Peters | 29 September 2023
Senior local government figures have been approached to give evidence as MPs consider launching a...
FINANCE
Learning the stark lessons from a crisis
By Ann McGauran | 13 September 2023
Slough Council’s sacked chief executive Josie Wragg reflects on ways to predict organisational in...
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES
Funding formulas are back in the news
By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 11 September 2023
Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton says small steps can be taken to begin to fix a broken system of counci...
FINANCE
Shocked… but not surprised
By Jonathan Carr-West | 04 September 2023
Dr Jonathan Carr-West remains shocked at the state of local government finance, but it is no long...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Housing pressures may push councils into effective bankruptcy
By Dan Peters | 04 September 2023
Rising housing pressures will force some councils to effectively declare bankruptcy, a local auth...
WHITEHALL
Nine councils in section 114 warning
By Mark Conrad | 25 August 2023
Nine councils within the Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities (Sigoma) have warned the...
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Package up to £109,592
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Director of Customer, Digital and Corporate Strategy
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