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HEALTH

The fight against unfair cuts must continue

By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 11 July 2023

The upcoming election offers a fantastic opportunity to get debates around local government fundi...

FINANCE

The uncertainty principle

By Sir Stephen Houghton | 13 June 2023

Council finances are fragile after 13 years of cuts and an extended period of uncertainty, and mu...

FINANCE

Cash is key to invest in prevention

By Sir Stephen Houghton | 25 April 2023

Children’s services need the same attention as adult social care, and the £2.6bn set out in the M...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Councils stretched despite fund boost

By Dan Peters | 27 March 2023

Councils have raised the alarm over their capacity to deliver the Household Support Fund (HSF) as...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Budget 2023: The austerity elephant

By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 17 March 2023

Forced cutbacks and savings from councils over the next few years risk outweighing the new regene...

HEALTH

The success of Labour's 5 Missions will depend on councils being properly funded

By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 01 March 2023

As the Labour Party begins to release more information on how its 5 Missions are to be achieved, ...

HEALTH

Making the case for leisure centres

By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 25 January 2023

Joining the dots between funding cuts and the impact on life expectancy has not been hard, says C...

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES

Levelling Up Fund under fire

By Martin Ford | 19 January 2023

Councils have demanded a new way of funding the sector following the announcement of the Levellin...

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES

Councils deserve better from the Government

By Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton | 22 December 2022

The provisional financial settlement fails to offer any real Christmas cheer for local authoritie...

FINANCE

District concern in wake of finance settlement

By Martin Ford | 20 December 2022

Concern over funding for districts has been voiced following the announcement of the provisional ...

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York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority

frederica-diamanta

Head of Human Resources and Organisational Development

£73,908 - £85,884

As Head of HR and OD Apply for this job

Swansea Council

Director of Environment and Housing

£104,451 - £115,830

Welcome to the Vale of Glamorgan Apply for this job

Vale of Glamorgan Council

Head of Transformation and Change

£69,210 - £77,728

The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority was established as a new organisation in early 2024. Apply for this job

York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority