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FINANCE
EXCLUSIVE: Survey reveals spending control plans
By Dan Peters | 01 September 2020
A dozen metropolitan councils have been forced to impose spending controls or plan to do so, surv...
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES
Where do we go from here to 'level up' this country?
By Dr Arianna Giovannini | 09 June 2020
The survival of the local state might be at stake, but this ‘failing’ is not of its own making, s...
FINANCE
Our first responsibility is to be a good ancestor
By Tony Kirkham | 20 May 2020
We need to stand shoulder to shoulder with Government and trust that the original commitment to e...
WHITEHALL
EXCLUSIVE: Lincoln and Stevenage latest to make Section 114 warning
By Dan Peters | 15 May 2020
Lincoln City Council and Stevenage BC have become the latest local authorities to warn ministers ...
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Fair redistribution must play a continuing part in council funding
By Sir Stephen Houghton | 18 December 2019
SIGOMA chair Sir Stephen Houghton trusts ministers will ‘recognise the key role that councils mus...
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES
Right to buy hinders housing, claims Houghton
By Ann McGauran | 27 November 2019
Right to buy is ‘the biggest thing that gets in the way’ of council housebuilding and the policy ...
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES
'We are arguing about a system that's just flawed'
By Ann McGauran | 27 November 2019
Sir Steve Houghton talks to Ann McGauran about the funding challenges faced by metropolitan distr...
WHITEHALL
Jenrick: Spending Round puts sector on 'more sustainable footing'
By Dan Peters | 10 September 2019
The Spending Round has put local government on a ‘far stronger and more sustainable footing for t...
FINANCE
Short-term funding does not make for long-term solutions
By Stephen Houghton | 09 September 2019
The chancellor's Spending Round may have brought some respite for local authorities, but there is...
WHITEHALL
Cash to be held back from LEPs unless stalemate broken
By Dan Peters | 24 July 2019
Boris Johnson’s new ministers will be tasked with ending the stalemate on overlapping local enter...
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- More grief ahead as reorganisation is plunged into chaos
- Rayner orders review of local government reorganisation
- The local government reorganisation reset changes the recruitment brief
- Future Forum Midlands: Civil servants dismiss timetable speculation for LGR review
- Future Forum Midlands: Two councils using agentic AI for citizen contact
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
- More grief ahead as reorganisation is plunged into chaos
- Rayner orders review of local government reorganisation
- The local government reorganisation reset changes the recruitment brief
- Future Forum Midlands: Civil servants dismiss timetable speculation for LGR review
- Future Forum Midlands: Two councils using agentic AI for citizen contact
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